Holidays

Father’s Day is almost here. From free cookies to free power tools, restaurants and retailers are helping to make Father’s Day more affordable this year.

We’ve got all the details on when Father’s Day falls this year, as well as some interesting history and fun facts behind why we honor our favorite father figures annually in June.

While everyone has the freedom to celebrate as they choose, Americans should also remember that this holiday is really a somber occasion to pause and reflect as a nation.

From free frozen yogurt to free flowers, restaurants, brands and retailers are helping to make Mother’s Day easy and affordable this year.

May 4 is Stars Wars Day. Here’s how to respond if someone says “May the fourth be with you” – and how the unofficial holiday came to be.

Two perfect cocktails for May’s holiday season. 

A group of Washington area first graders had no time to waste — they had matzo to make. The students from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital had just 18 minutes to prep and cook the cracker-like, unleavened Passover staple. To keep it kosher for the holiday, it could not be allowed to rise. Rabbi Levi Raskin...

National Burrito Day is non-official holiday celebrated on the first Thursday in April in the United States.

Many Christians wake before dawn on Easter morning and celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises.

Good Friday is a holiday observed by Christians and Catholics on the Friday before Easter. Here’s what you need to know.

Leprechauns are making mischief in homes across America … and some parents feel like they’ve been tricked.

Hippity-hop. Easter’s on its way! This year, Easter falls on March 31, so don’t delay in getting your Easter basket stuffers.

Whether you’re looking to save on your next meal or your next vacation, you won’t want to skip over these leap day deals.

Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Ancient civilizations had calendars that made periodic corrections to realign with lunar and solar cycles. But it was Julius Caesar who put into practice what we now consider leap years back in 46 BC. In large part, the idea...

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic — not a tyrant. And yet the nation will once again celebrate the first U.S. president on Monday, 292 years after he was born.

Here’s a look at what Presidents Day is, when it takes place this year and what will be open and closed.

What is the Lunar New Year and who celebrates it? What do you say, eat or do? Experts explain traditions and give tips on welcoming the new year.

A peculiar holiday in the beginning of February brings a myriad of people together and has as its main attraction an adorable, furry forecaster. Every Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil comes out of hibernation in Pennsylvania to let his shadow “do the talking.” If his shadow appears, Americans are in for six more weeks of winter. If it doesn’t, spring will…

Every February, a furry animal tells Americans how long winter will last, but do you know why?

Nearly everything is in place for one of the biggest celebrations in the world. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.