On Monday, Easter can soon become a federal holiday
On Monday, Easter can soon be a federal holiday under a new legislative proposal.
Al -Senator Eric Schmidt, R. Mo, and Representative Riley Moore, R. Dar. VA.
On the subject Published to X, Schmidt was cited to a survey that 81 % of Americans celebrated Easter starting in 2023, according to the National Federation of Retail, Vision and Analysis.
The Republican legislator said: “This is not a radical idea. It is a federal recognition of a basic tradition of Western civilization – a tradition that has already recognized as a public holiday in nations through (and outside!), Including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and most Western Europe.”
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Senator Eric Schmidt, a Republican of Missouri, during the Republican National Congress at the Fiserv Forum in Milwoki on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Photographer: Al Drao/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Easter is a floating holiday, it can drop from March 22 to April 25.
“There are a lot of practical arguments for that as well. Easter generates about $ 15 billion for our economy. It makes it a three-day weekend that can enhance this by 10-15 %, adding up to two billion dollars in economic activity while strengthening American families.”
There is 11 General Federal holidaysThis means that the federal public sector is closed, along with many private sector companies.
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The last general holiday was added, Juntenth, which aims to recognize the abolition of slavery in the United States. He was signed to become a law by former President Joe Biden in 2021.
Christmas Day is the only traditional religious holiday in the list.
Easter on Sunday, and is often considered the highest vacation in Christian faith because it honors the resurrection of Jesus after the Great Friday. In addition, it is also widely considered in the United States to celebrate the spring with the Easter rabbit and fishing.
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The group follows the prayer of the Lord. Cardinal Sen celebrates. for. Omali in the official Mass on Sunday, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on March 31. (Photography Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event in the history of the world.
Senate Bill 1426 It was presented by Schmidt on Thursday, and it was referred to the Judicial Committee of the Senate.