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Is Easter a federal holiday? Will the mail come? Is the stock market open? Do you get a day off work? Here’s what to know. Easter's date varies every year, but it's always on a Sunday in March ...

With Lent well underway, many Christians are counting the days until the celebration of Easter. Is Easter a federal holiday? Will the mail come? Is the stock market open? Do you get a day off work?

WASHINGTON (AP) — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has ...

Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced his St. Patrick’s Day Act on Monday, March 17 to designate St. Patrick’s Day as a federal holiday in the US. St. Patrick's Day becoming a US ...

And, although you might wish for a break, especially after you file your taxes this month in time for Tax Day, there are no federal holidays or long weekends in April. That won't happen until May.