Why does my Apple calendar have Monday, August 20th as “Eid-al-Adha” as an American holiday?

There are no "official" holidays. None. The ones you see on most calendars are the common holidays for federal employees only. Not every gets them off. Where my younger son works, the one and only day everyone gets off as a paid day is Christmas Day.

You've given the list of holidays for Federal Employees. There is no such thing as an official list of U.S. holidays that applies to the entire country. Therefore, Apple is free to decide what the consider relevant. Apparently, Apple has decided to recognize the reality that the U.S. has a very diverse citizenry.

What are you on about? If you don't like Apple's US Holidays calendar, turn it off and subscribe to one you like. Apple has decided to be as inclusive as possible when listing holidays that are celebrated by American citizens. If you don't like it you have the choice to not use it. And you must be kidding. Do you think that all Muslims in the US live in Dearborn?

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DoTheWhine2010 wrote:

The app offers the option for US holidays, not subjective, politically based bs selections. Most likely, outside of Dearborn, perhaps, not many US citizens are even aware of this “holiday.”

You've missed the point entirely. "U.S. Holidays" is, in fact, arbitrary, subjective. And, it's good for people like you to be reminded that this country of immigrants has many different cultures and religions.

The holidays listed in Apple's default calendar are holidays for citizens of this country. That you don't like some of them being listed falls under, "Too bad." It's hardly "bs" to recognize there are multiple ethnic groups and religions in this country. All celebrated by U.S. citizens.

Since merely looking at a holiday you don't like causes you to lose your mind, here's an easy solution. Open Calendars, tap Calendars at the bottom, and turn the US Holidays button off. I'm certain you can handle that.

Then subscribe to any of thousands of calendars that don't offend you, or create your own.

DoTheRoar2010 wrote:

No, it is not included as a recognized, official holiday, ergo, doesn’t belong as a default on this calendar.

There is not one single congressionally mandated nor recognized USA national holiday. Then USA government declares holidays for their employees only - the civil service. There is literally no such thing as an official USA National Holiday and there never has been.

A “USA Holiday” is whatever a group of USA citizens chooses to observe. Every single State removes one or more USA Federal employee holidays from their state employee holidays and adds a State Recognized Holiday instead.

Because it's a holiday celebrated by about three million U.S. citizens. Ergo, it's U.S. holiday.

By America do you mean North or South America or both?

Don't forget Central America.

I always thought Central was included in North...oops.

I think if your talking about continents, it's half and half. But, from a geopolitical perspective, it's kind of it's own thing. I think.

Yes! Continents. That is exactly it.