National Holidays Matching

Since 1870, the United States government has set aside certain days of the year as national holidays (officially known as Federal holidays). Starting with just four days originally, there are now 11 Federal holidays. While officially Federal holidays only mean that federal employees receive a paid day off, many states, businesses, schools and other groups also observe many of these days.

Explore each document in the grid below. Click on the “Open in New Window” icon inside each image to look at each one more closely. Then match each document to the correct Federal holiday it represents.