{"id":28023,"date":"2023-03-16T13:40:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/16\/is-good-friday-a-federal-holiday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:21:56","slug":"is-good-friday-a-federal-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2023\/03\/16\/is-good-friday-a-federal-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Good Friday a federal holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christians all over the world \u2014 and U.S. stock markets \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnreligions.com\/what-is-good-friday-p2-700773\" target=\"_blank\">observe Good Friday on the Friday before Easter Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Friday is part of Holy Week or Passion Week, a timeline of religious events leading up to the Resurrection on what is now known as Easter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several theories point to the origin of the name Good Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat terrible Friday has been called Good Friday because it led to the Resurrection of Jesus and his victory over death and sin and the celebration of Easter, the very pinnacle of Christian celebrations,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/why-do-we-call-it-maundy-thursday-good-friday_b_2955751\" target=\"_blank\">the Huffington Post reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2023\/03\/06\/is-easter-a-federal-holiday\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17107674123872.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Is Easter a federal holiday? What about other religious days?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Traditionally, the president observes the date with an annual Easter egg roll for children on the White House lawn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linguists <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2017\/04\/why-is-good-friday-called-good-friday-the-etymology-and-origins-of-the-holidays-name.html\" target=\"_blank\">suggested to Slate<\/a> that an old meaning of good, or holy, led to the name Good Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-magazine-monitor-27067136\" target=\"_blank\">In other cultures<\/a>, Good Friday is also referred to as \u201cLong Friday,\u201d \u201cthe Holy and Great Friday,\u201d or \u201cGod\u2019s Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Friday, which in 2024 falls on March 29, is not a federal holiday. The next observed federal holiday is Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York Stock Exchange and other financial markets will be closed on Good Friday. By tradition, they shut completely on nine holidays and have one early closing every year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (with an early close at 1 p.m. EST on the following day, also known as Black Friday) and Christmas Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve states <a href=\"https:\/\/erlc.com\/resource-library\/articles\/5-facts-about-good-friday-and-easter\/\" target=\"_blank\">recognize Good Friday as a state holiday<\/a>: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas, and Tennessee. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/b688898da6a9435bb0b199e3a1b95c4a\" target=\"_blank\">In states where Good Friday is a state holiday<\/a>, state offices and courts are closed. Other businesses may close, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does OPM\u2019s holiday time work?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 11 federal holidays recognized by the Office of Personnel Management. 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