{"id":8577,"date":"2025-07-29T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/?p=8577"},"modified":"2025-07-29T05:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:37:00","slug":"how-many-federal-bank-holidays-were-there-in-2014-your-complete-usa-holiday-count-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/how-many-federal-bank-holidays-were-there-in-2014-your-complete-usa-holiday-count-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Federal Bank Holidays Were There in 2014? Your Complete USA Holiday Count Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey there, folks! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant here, ready to dive into some time-traveling holiday trivia. Today we’re rewinding the clock to 2014 to settle a question I’ve gotten a few times: Exactly how many bank holidays did the USA have that year?<\/b> Whether you’re checking old records, planning retro events, or just holiday-obsessed like me, let’s break it down together!<\/p>\n

The Short Answer: 2014’s Federal Holiday Count <\/h2>\n

Drumroll please… the US had 10 federal bank holidays in 2014<\/b>. These are the days when banks, government offices, and many businesses closed their doors nationwide. But wait \u2013 before you mark your vintage calendar, let’s get into the juicy details, because some states threw in extra celebrations too!<\/p>\n

The Full 2014 Federal Holiday Lineup <\/h2>\n

Here’s the complete roster of “no-work, all-play” days that made 2014 special:<\/p>\n

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  • \ud83c\udf89 New Year’s Day \u2013 January 1 (Wednesday)<\/li>\n
  • \u270a Martin Luther King Jr. Day \u2013 January 20 (Monday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Presidents’ Day \u2013 February 17 (Monday)<\/li>\n
  • \u2694\ufe0f Memorial Day \u2013 May 26 (Monday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83c\udf86 Independence Day \u2013 July 4 (Friday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83d\udcbc Labor Day \u2013 September 1 (Monday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83c\udf0d Columbus Day \u2013 October 13 (Monday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83c\udf96\ufe0f Veterans Day \u2013 November 11 (Tuesday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83e\udd83 Thanksgiving Day \u2013 November 27 (Thursday)<\/li>\n
  • \ud83c\udf84 Christmas Day \u2013 December 25 (Thursday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Why Does the Number Vary By State? <\/h2>\n

    Here’s where it gets spicy \u2013 while these 10 were universal, some states like Texas and Florida added extras like Confederate Memorial Day<\/b> or Emancipation Day<\/b>. And let’s not forget good ol’ Black Friday<\/b> \u2013 not a federal holiday, but many businesses treated November 28 like one after Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n

    Pro Tip: The “Floating Holiday” Phenomenon <\/h2>\n

    Notice how most holidays landed on Mondays or Thursdays? That wasn’t luck \u2013 it’s the magic of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act<\/b>. This 1968 law gave us those sweet three-day weekends by moving holidays like MLK Day and Labor Day to specific Mondays. The exceptions? Holidays tied to fixed dates (think July 4th or Christmas) or those honoring specific events (like Veterans Day originally on November 11).<\/p>\n

    Fun 2014 Holiday Quirks <\/h2>\n

    This particular year had some calendar oddities:<\/p>\n

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    • \ud83d\udcc5 No “holiday sandwich”<\/b>: Unlike some years where holidays create four-day weekends, 2014’s Thanksgiving was just a Thursday-Friday break.<\/li>\n
    • \u23f3 Long waits<\/b>: After New Year’s, Americans waited a full 19 days for the next holiday (MLK Day) \u2013 the longest gap between holidays that year!<\/li>\n
    • \ud83c\udf40 St. Patrick’s Day snub<\/b>: March 17 fell on a Monday but wasn’t a federal holiday \u2013 though you better believe some Boston and Chicago banks closed anyway!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      So there you have it \u2013 your complete 2014 holiday breakdown! Whether you’re settling a bet, writing a period piece, or just feeling nostalgic for pre-pandemic times, I hope this trip down memory lane was helpful. Until next time, keep celebrating (even the obscure holidays)! <\/p>\n

      FAQpro Tip: Want to check other years? Just ask me “How many bank holidays in [year] USA” and your Holiday Little Assistant will crunch the numbers for you! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Hey there, folks! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant here, ready to dive into some time-traveling holiday trivia. Today we’re rewinding the clock to 2014 to settle a question I’ve gotten a few times: Exactly how many bank holidays did the USA have that year? Whether you’re checking old records, planning retro events, or just holiday-obsessed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"How Many Federal Bank Holidays Were There in 2014? Your Complete USA Holiday Count Guide - Public Holiday Calendar","description":"Hey there, folks! It's your Holiday Little Assistant here, ready to dive into some time-traveling holiday trivia. Today we're rewinding the clock to 2014 to set"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[8461,8457,8458,8459,8460],"class_list":["post-8577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-2014-calendar-holidays","tag-2014-us-bank-holidays","tag-federal-holidays-2014","tag-how-many-holidays-in-2014","tag-usa-public-holidays-list"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8578,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8577\/revisions\/8578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}