Federal Holidays 2012

Yet another year has gone by. And we have yet another year to look forward to. The most important thing that we all want to know at the beginning of any year is the list of holidays in the year to come. We begin the entire planning for the year. Vacations, weddings, special occasions, business trips, and so many other important events in the year are based on the list of holidays that the government declares. Not only that, a lot of our day-to-day activities and planning depends on this list of holidays too. To make this planning easier, we have for you in this Buzzle article, the complete list of federal holidays 2012. So read it, tick them off, and you can decide what event should be organized when.

List of Federal Holidays in 2012

If you're wondering how to get a list of federal holidays 2012, then you need to do a very simple thing. Just follow the steps given below.

• You need to log on to the official site of the United States Office of Personnel Management.
• Once you're in, scroll down to find the section for federal employees.
• Under federal employees, you'll find a section called 'federal holidays'.
• Click on this federal holidays tab to get the list of holidays.
• You can also check these holidays for years before and after 2012 by clicking on the corresponding years mentioned above the list of holidays.

Now let us see the holidays that you will enjoy in the year 2012.

Federal Holidays 2012
Date	Day	Occasion	Day Observed
January 2	Monday	New Year's Day	First day of the new year
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Third Monday in January
February 20	Monday	Washington Day (also known as President's Day)	Third Monday in February
May 28	Monday	Memorial Day	Last Monday in May
July 4	Wednesday	American Independence Day	4th of July every year
September 3	Monday	Labor Day	First Monday in September
October 8	Monday	Columbus Day	Second Monday in October
November 12	Monday	Veteran's Day	11th of November every year
November 22	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	Fourth Thursday in November
December 25	Tuesday	Christmas Day	25th of December every year

As per the Office of Personnel Management of the United States of America, all Saturdays and Sundays are mandatory holidays. Hence, if a federal holiday falls on a Saturday, then its corresponding holiday is given to the employees on the Friday immediately preceding it. And if a federal holiday falls on a Sunday, its corresponding holiday is given to the employees on the immediately succeeding Monday, like in the case of New Year and Veteran's Day for the year 2012. This way, it is ensured that the employees work a maximum of 5 days a week.

Another doubt that most people have is, whether the US Postal Service will be functional on the federal holidays. Here's the answer. Generally, the official website of the U.S.P.S. declares its list of holidays too. And even if it does not, it can be taken for granted, that since the U.S.P.S. is government-run, it will most definitely be closed on these federal holidays too. So, if you have any important packages to be sent, you need to make sure that you calculate the number of days that it will take to reach after taking these federal holidays into account.

Now that you have the complete list of US federal holidays for 2012, I'm sure you're very excited to get on with the planning for the entire year. So go ahead and plan a wonderful year ahead. Best wishes!