S: (n) Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862)
S: (n) Tet (the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th)
S: (n) holiday (a day on which work is suspended by law or custom) "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
S: (n) Groundhog Day, February 2 (if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter)
S: (n) Patriot's Day (the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775)
S: (n) May Day, First of May, May 1 (observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor)