National Holiday

07/05/10 We've heard over the weekend that the 5th is a National Holiday...
We always thought that the 4th of July was the "National Holiday" so we dug further...

national holiday
 
–noun
1.
a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
2.
a holiday that is legally established by a national government rather than by a municipal or state government.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism

Or if one looks up Federal Holiday on the net

** July 4, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Independence Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, July 5, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)

Hmmmm HAPPY 5th of JULY everyone!