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LEGAL HOLIDAYS
: Chapter 2
- 1 : Crispus Attucks Day
- 2 : American Flag Week
- 3 : New Jersey Day
- 4 : Women's history week; designation
- 5 : Governor's proclamation; women's history week
- 6 : Law Day on May 1; annual proclamation by Governor
- 7 : "New Jersey P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day" designated.
- 8 : Request for proclamation by Governor
- 9 : New Jersey Retired Teachers Day
- 10 : Police, firemen, first aid day
- 11 : Annual observance
- 12 : Literacy Awareness Week
- 13 : Missing Persons' Month
- 14 : Dissemination of information
- 15 : Grandparents' Day
- 16 : New Jersey Shore Celebration Day; established
- 17 : Observance of New Jersey Shore Celebration Day; cooperation, coordination; encouraged
- 18 : "Vietnam Veterans' Remembrance Day" designated
- 19 : Observance of "Vietnam Veterans' Remembrance Day"
- 20 : "Korean War Veterans' Day" designated
- 21 : Gubernatorial proclamation
- 22 : "Holocaust Remembrance Day"
- 23 : Findings, declarations
- 24 : "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month," "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day"; designated.
- 25 : Recognition, encouragement, assistance.
- 26 : "First Aid Week" designated; annual award established
- 27 : Woman Police Officer of the Year Award
- 28 : "Garden Week" designated
- 29 : Observation of "Garden Week" encouraged
- 30 : "Child Abuse Awareness Month," designated
- 31 : "Long-Term Care Week" designated
- 32 : "Women Veterans Awareness Month" designated
- 33 : "Senior Citizen's Day" designated
- 34 : "A Day of Prayer in New Jersey" designated
- 35 : "Take our Daughters to Work Day" designated
- 36 : "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" designated
- 37 : "Delaware Bay Day" designated
- 38 : Observation of "Delaware Bay Day"
- 40 : Children's Memorial Day designated
- 41 : "Native American Day," dedicated, proclaimed
- 42 : New Jersey Seafood Promotion Month designated
- 43 : Irish-American History and Heritage Week designated
- 44 : "Hepatitis C Awareness Month" designated.
- 45 : Determination of prevalence, implementation of education programs.
- 46 : Thomas Mundy Peterson Day designated.
- 47 : "Toms River East Little League World Champions Day"; designated.
- 48 : "Bill of Rights Day in New Jersey," designated
- 49 : Bill of Rights, school instruction
- 50 : "Peace Officers Memorial Day."
- 51 : "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week" designated
- 52 : "Women's Wellness Month" designated
- 53 : "Loyal Heart Award Day"; designated.
- 54 : "Kindness Awareness Month in New Jersey" designated.
- 55 : "Human Potential Week" established.
- 56 : Proclamation, issuance by Governor.
- 57 : "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" designated
- 58 : Annual proclamation
- 59 : Flying flag at half-staff
- 60 : "New Jersey Cares about Children with Cancer Month" designated.
- 61 : Annual proclamation.
- 62 : "National Airborne Day," August 16; designated.
- 63 : Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month" designated.
- 64 : Proclamation.
- 65 : Parents of Fallen Military Sons and Daughters Day designated
- 66 : Foster Children's Day designated
- 67 : Annual proclamation
- 68 : "Child Appreciation Month," May; designated
- 69 : "New Jersey Credit Union Day"; designated.
- 70 : "Patriots Day", third Monday in April; designated
- 71 : Observation of "Patriots Day"
- 72 : "UNICEF Day," October 31; designated
- 73 : "Minority and Multicultural Health Month," September; designated
- 74 : "Sexual Assault Awareness Month," April, designated
- 75 : "Epilepsy Awareness Month," November; designated.
- 76 : "Liberty Day," March 16; designated.
- 77 : Observance of "Liberty Day."
- 78 : "School Psychologists Month," April; designated.
- 79 : Observance of "School Psychologists Month."
- 80 : "Juneteenth Independence Day"; designated.
- 81 : Annual observation, call by Governor.
- 82 : "Lung Cancer Awareness Month," November; designated.
- 83 : "Black History Month," February; designated.
- 84 : New Jersey P.O.W.-M.I.A. Week of Remembrance, April 9 through April 15; designated.
- 85 : "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Day," March 6; designated.
- 86 : "Breast Cancer Awareness Month," October; designated.
- 87 : "Brain Injury Awareness Month," March; designated.
- 88 : "Adult Onset Disability Awareness Month," May; designated.
- 89 : "New Jersey Early Intervention Week," third week of May; designated.
- 90 : "Rett Syndrome Awareness Day," third Tuesday in October; designated.
- 91 : "Gifted and Talented Students Month," March; designated.
- 92 : Annual proclamation, observance of "Gifted and Talented Students Month."
- 93 : "Diwali Month," October 15 through November 14; designated.
- 94 : Annual proclamation, observance of "Diwali Month."
- 95 : "Lymphedema Awareness Day," March 6; designated.
- 96 : Observance of "Lymphadema Awareness Day."
- 97 : "Motorcycle Awareness Month," May; designated.
- 98 : New Jersey declared HERO campaign state.
- 99 : Annual observance of declaration.
- 100 : "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week", third week of September; designated.
- 101 : "New Jersey Eyeglass Recycling Month," May; designated.
- 102 : Observance, activities, programs.
- 103 : "Volunteer Blood Donor Awareness Month," September; designated.
- 104 : Observance of "Volunteer Blood Donor Awareness Month."
- 105 : "Veterans' Month," November; designated.
- 106 : Observance of "Veterans' Month."
- 107 : "Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month," November; designated.
- 108 : Issuance of annual proclamation relative to seriousness of pulmonary hypertension.
- 109 : "Jewish Heritage Month," April; designated.
- 110 : Annual observance.
- 111 : "Lyme Disease Awareness Month," May; designated.
- 112 : Observance of "Lyme Disease Awareness Month."
- 113 : "Fibromyalgia Awareness Month," May; designated.
- 114 : Observance of "Fibromyalgia Awareness Month."
- 115 : "Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month," September; designated.
- 116 : Issuance of annual proclamation.
- 117 : "Blindness Awareness Month," October; designated.
- 118 : Proclamation, activities, programs.
- 119 : Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15; designated.
- 120 : "Drunk Driving Awareness Month," December; designated.
- 121 : Issuance of proclamation.
- 122 : "Salute To Hospitalized Veterans Week," week of February 14; designated.
- 123 : Observance of "Salute To Hospitalized Veterans Week."
- 124 : "Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month," March; designated.
- 125 : Annual observance.
- 126 : "Brain Tumor Awareness Month," May; designated.
- 127 : Observance.
- 128 : "New Jersey Wine Month," November; designated.
- 129 : Observance.
- 130 : "Freedom Walk Day," Sunday before September 11; designated.
- 131 : Observance.
- 132 : "Eating Disorders Awareness Month," February; designated.
- 133 : Annual observance.
- 134 : Findings, declarations relative to ovarian cancer.
- 135 : "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month," February; designated.
- 136 : Annual observance of "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month."
- 137 : "Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week," last week of May; designated.
- 138 : Annual observance.
- 139 : "Firefighter Recognition Day," October 2; designated.
- 140 : Annual celebration.
- 141 : Italian-American Heritage Month, October; designated.
- 142 : Observance encouraged.
- 143 : "Aviation Maintenance Technician Day:, May 24; designated.
- 144 : Observance.
- 145 : "Postpartum Depression Awareness Day," October 20; designated.
- 146 : Observance.
- 147 : "Technology Innovation Week," first week in March; designated.
- 148 : Observance.
- 149 : Gold Star Mother's Day, last Sunday in September; designated.
- 150 : Annual observance.
- 151 : "Denim Day," April 28; designated.
- 152 : Annual observance.
- 153 : "Childhood Obesity Prevention Month," March; designated.
- 154 : Annual observance.
- 155 : "Mesothelioma Awareness Day," September 26; designated.
- 156 : Annual observance
- 157 : "Pain Awareness Month," September; designated.
- 158 : Annual observance.
- 159 : "Immunization Awareness Month," August; designated.
- 160 : Annual observance.
- 161 : "Fall Prevention Week"; designated.
- 162 : Annual observance.
- 163 : "Crime Victims' Rights Week"; last full week in April; designated.
- 164 : Annual observance.
- 165 : "Teen Cancer Awareness Week," third week in January; designated.
- 166 : Annual observance.
- 167 : "Asperger's Syndrome Awareness Week"; designated.
- 168 : Annual observance.
- 169 : "Aphasia Awareness Month," June; designated.
- 170 : Annual observance.
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