New Year’s Eve, December 31, is a major celebration in the USA. Although New Year’s Day is a federal holiday, New Year’s Eve is not, so most businesses will operate holiday working hours. However, in a few states such as Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin, it is a day off. Families and friends travel to be together...

Christmas Eve is observed in the evening of December 24, but officially it is the whole day before Christmas Day. In some states, it is a public holiday. Schools are normally closed. However, for the majority it is not a holiday, so most people have to work. As it is the day before the holidays, many workplaces hold...