YEAR 2005

January

Jan 1 New Year's Day.

Jan 17 Martin Luther King Day. 
Commemorates the birthday of the late Civil Rights leader Martin Luther. Observed the third Monday of January.

February

Feb 14 Washington's Birthday

Feb 21 President’s Day

March

Mar 7 Guam Discovery Day(Magellan Day).
Anniversary of the landing of Magellan on the island in 1521. (Magellan Day)

Mar 25 Good Friday
A day when Catholics recall Jesus’ Death on the Cross.

Mar 27 Easter
Re-Birth of Jesus.

May

May 30 Memorial Day.
Remembrance for those who died in service to the country.

July

Jul 4 Independence Day.

Jul 21 Liberation Day.
Liberation from the Japanese in 1944 by the US Army and Marines.

September

Sep 5 Labor Day.
Labor Day celebrates the working class, and is also the last fling of summer. Usually taken as a three-day weekend, it is celebrated the first Monday of September.

October

Oct 10 Columbus Day

November

Nov 2 All Souls Day.
The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November.

Nov 8 Election Day

Nov 11 Veterans Day.


Nov 24 Thanksgiving Day.
Historic day celebrating the Pilgrims first plentiful harvest. Celebrated on the third Thursday of November.

December

Dec 8 Lady of Camarin Day.
A small wooden statue, known as Our Lady of Camarin, stands watch over the people of Guam in the apse of the Agana Cathedral Basilica.

Dec 25 Christmas Day.
Baby Jesus' Birthday.