{"id":4119,"date":"2022-12-20T18:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T01:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/yuma\/?p=4119"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T14:38:02","slug":"update-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/yuma\/blog\/update-december-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"December Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever wondered about national holidays and how they began?&nbsp; Being a librarian I usually start with the background which means I go to a reference source like a dictionary or an encyclopedia.&nbsp; So I started with a dictionary to get a definition for a national holiday and found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/national%20holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merriam-Webster<\/a> defines it as \u201ca holiday celebrated throughout a nation or a legal holiday established by the central government of a nation rather than by state or local authorities.\u201d&nbsp; That is a slightly different definition that the federal law establishing Federal holidays which comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/5\/6103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title 5 U.S.C. 6103<\/a> which is comprised from several laws (see the end of the web page cited).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting paid for holidays depends upon which state you live in and the laws governing the state and the federal government.&nbsp; However, national days are determined by any authority including other nations and frequently overlap.&nbsp; There are national days for animals, foods, beverages, revolutions, peoples, cultures, flags, saints, monarchs, birthdays, flowers, plants, sports, teams, etc.&nbsp; I came across an interesting web page about the original of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergingprairie.com\/celebrate-every-day-story-behind-national-day-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Day Calendar<\/a> which is supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlo_Anderson#National_Day_Calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a Wikipedia page<\/a> therefore it must be true! ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So today, December 20, 2022 is National Sangria Day, Go Caroling Day, Dr. Samuel Mudd Day, and International Human Solidarity Day according to the National Day Calendar.&nbsp; So enjoy your day, have a lovely restful winter break and I will see you next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered about national holidays and how they began?  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