id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1020 Public holidays in the United States - Wikipedia .html text/html 11289 1349 64 Many workplaces celebrate religious observance as well as ethnic holidays, such as Saint Patrick's Day, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Mardi Gras, and Cinco de Mayo, as a matter of best practice.[7] Some firms that hire people from India observe the holidays with a celebration within the company or approving it as a paid day off.[67][68] Holi, the "festival of colors" has inspired a Broadway musical based on this festival.[69] New York City Council has voted on a resolution that may make Diwali and Holi a legal holiday in Resolution 1863–2013.[70] As of August 2013, the resolution has passed and the holidays are now officially legal holidays in New York City.[71] CNN reported that the Diwali holiday is shown in American pop culture through an episode of The Office.[72][73] At the federal level, there are only three national holidays named for a person, and one of those honors 20th century African American Martin Luther King Jr.; the other two are Washington's Birthday (for George Washington, one of the original American citizens of 1776) and Columbus Day (for Italian Christopher Columbus' European "discovery" of the Americas in 1492). ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1020.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1020.txt