Holidays

Presidents’ Day, recognized federally as Washington’s Birthday, began as a day to celebrate George Washington, according to the National Archives.

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates will issue the woodchuck’s weather verdict as the sun rises. They will tell the world on Sunday morning whether Phil is predicting wintry conditions for the next six weeks or the relief of an early spring.

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

News4’s Tommy McFly looks ahead to the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in D.C. with a live lion dance in the News4 studio.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

This year, the East Asian holiday begins January 29.

Valentine’s Day likely began as a feast day for a Christian martyr executed by the Roman emperor, according to History.com.

Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day may be February’s marquee holidays, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only ones this month. In fact, February is chock full of holidays and observances worth celebrating.

The service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta was among the most prominent commemorations of Martin Luther King Jr. planned across the country Monday.

As Inauguration Day festivities continue, civil rights activists filed into the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Northwest D.C. for a rally in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The National Action Network (NAN) is hosting the rally and its founder Rev. Al Sharpton was expected to speak about King’s teachings, legacy and what he would say about...

The historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a rally in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day. News4’s Dominique Moody reports. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday will fall on Jan. 20 in 2025 and the United States Postal Service will be closed.

The holiday is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January, falling on Jan. 20 this year, which coincides with the presidential inauguration.

On this Science 4 Everyone, Storm Team4 Meteorologist (and Science Teacher!) Ryan Miller explains ecofriendly ways of disposing your Christmas tree in a way that can help the environment instead of putting it in a landfill. 

The lights are dimming on this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The 11-ton Norway Spruce received a light dusting of snow on its final day before crews bring it down to be milled and repurposed. Anyone looking to catch one final peak at the holiday spectacle has until 10 p.m. on Saturday. After that, the tree goes dark — officially...

Here’s info on natural Christmas tree disposal across the D.C. area. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

The holiday season hasn’t ended just yet. Here’s where to buy your Rosca de Reyes and King Cake in the DMV.

News4’s Aimee Cho spoke to residents about their goals for the new year.

From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.

Watch Night is a tradition in multiracial and Black churches that dates back to the Civil War.