Suppose there could only be 5 Federal holidays...and you got to choose them. Which would you pick?

Me

[Joseph Harrolds]

Suppose that for whatever reason, the United States decided to limit the number of Federal holidays to five...and it's up to you to decide which five they are.  Which would you pick?  For reference's sake, here's the current list:

New Year's Day
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

If there's a holiday you want that's not on the list, you can pick it.

Full disclosure:  I'm stealing the idea from this thread from Democratic Underground:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021495822

The most five most popular holidays at DU are Labor Day at #1 (big shock there), followed by Independence Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day.  Christmas didn't make the cut, coming in at #7.  Surprisingly, there wasn't a single vote for Martin Luther King's Birthday...although Election Day was almost as popular Christmas, and there were multiple votes for a Generic Religious Holiday Day as well the various solstices and equinoxes.

They also want to change Columbus Day to the Indigenous Day of Remembrance...

Anyhoo, I'll start it off with my 5 picks:

Memorial Day
Independence Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

[Ingtar]

Thanksgiving and the Friday after
Christmas
Independence Day
Good Friday

[Dr. Sivana]

Christmas Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
Washington’s Birthday

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Christmas day, New Year’s day, Independence day, Thanksgiving and George Washington’s birthday.

[Maceman]

I’m not a Christian, never have been. I was born and raised Jewish, though I no longer practice Judaism.

That said, if I were President, I would definitely declare American Christian Heritage Day, to recognize that critical role that the Christian worldview played in our nation’s founding.

I may not be a Christian, but I thank God every day that our nation was founded by people who mostly were.

[I want the USA back]

Memorial Day
Independence Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

I picked 6. I won’t give up any of those.

[Dr. Sivana]

Oh, and all five holidays WILL be celebrated on the actual date. In the event that the holiday falls on a weekend, Columbus Day or Lincoln’s Birthday could be added to the mix.

[Slyfox]

Ronald Reagan's birthday on February 6th

Abraham Lincoln's birthday on February 12th

George Washington's birthday on February 22nd

Memorial Day

Labor Day

[No Socialist]

Christmas
Easter (Good Friday or Day after)
July 4th
New Year’s Day
Thanksgiving

[Hessian]

Could we swap out Labor Day for some sort of 9/11-linked Patriot Day that would still mark the end of summer, but consist of barbecues and Americana and all things red, white & blue?

[CharlesWayneCT]

I would choose:
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day

I had trouble with Christmas day, but because it has become a universal holiday anyway, might as well keep it.

I picked holidays that are based on our national identity. If we are limiting holidays, that is what a “national” holiday should be, days that we celebrate aspects of our nation. Nothing against religious holidays or birthdays, but then you get into fights over whose birthday.

If I were celebrating birthdays, I’d probably choose Washington and Lincoln; but someone else might think Jefferson was more important, or Adams. A liberal might well think Roosevelt deserves a holiday. We’d all like to celebrate Reagan’s birthday.

Then you get into minority representation. If we were doing so, I’d do Thurgood Marshall rather than Martin Luther King, because Marshall was part of the government, King was not.

[Elderberry]

Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

[Mr. Jeeves]

Che Guevara Day
Malcolm X Day
Frank Marshall Davis Day
William Ayers Day
Barack Obama Day

I am Barack Obama, and I approve this message. :)

[Navy Patriot]

Fourth of July

Constitution Day

Washington's Birthday

Memorial Day

Christmas Day

[Mich Patriot]

EVERY day is “Stay Away From MLK Jr. Blvd. Day”.

[JRandomFreeper]

I'd like just one federal holiday that starts on Jan 1st and ends on Dec 31st. Most of what the Fed does is Unconstitutional anyway.

/johnny

[Vigilanteman]

I thank God every day that our nation’s founding was made possible in no small part by a Pennsylvania Jew who provided so much of the financing necessary during those dark days of Valley Forge and afterward. Few Americans even know his name.

[massgopguy]

Memorial Day
4th of July
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
College Football Day (Jan 1)

[Churchillspirit]

I'll go along with your choice.

Welcome to Free Republic, BTW.

[Democrat_media]

Suppose we limited the laws to 5 pages. What would you keep?This is what is needed to keep government limited, quantify it as not government is becoming unlimited.

Currently there are tens of thousands of pages of laws and even more of government regulations.