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Here is what to know after President Joe Biden signed an executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday in 2024. ... an executive order gifting federal employees the day off on Dec. 24, 2024.
Former President Barack Obama gave federal employees an extra day off but instead of Christmas Eve, December 26, 2014 was deemed a holiday. Former President George W. Bush also marked Dec. 24 as a ...
In some years where December 25 falls on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, various presidents have issued executive orders declaring a one-time holiday on either Christmas Eve (December 24) or the Day after Christmas (December 26), [30] [31] [32] to provide federal workers with a longer weekend.
December 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM President Joe Biden spent Christmas Eve signing 50 bills into law, including one piece of legislation supported by Paris Hilton and another designating the bald eagle ...
On 24 December, Christmas Eve, the Christmas night mass, also called Midnight Mass, is celebrated. While other Christian families throughout the world celebrate the Christmas Eve meal with various meats, Italians (especially Sicilians) celebrate the traditional Catholic " Feast of the Seven Fishes " which was historically served after a 24-hour ...
Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list, [39] with the People Power anniversary, which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day. [40] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. [40] [41]
Updated December 24, 2024 at 11:27 AM Christmas is this week , and if you're someone who enjoys the thrill of doing some last-minute shopping, the good news is you'll have plenty of options this year.
In his Christmas speech, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri announces that he will abdicate on 3 October 2025 and hand over the throne to his son, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume. ( The Brussels Times ) ʻAisake Eke is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Tonga .