What’s open on Good Friday 2021? The holiday plans for Lehigh Valley schools, banks, mail carriers and others.
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Christians around the world observe Good Friday on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s passion, crucifixion and death, which is told in the Bible.
Many observe the day with fasting and church services. It is not a federal holiday, however many state and local offices are closed Friday, April 2.
The Northampton County Courthouse (Rudy Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com)
Are government offices open?
The state of New Jersey recognizes Good Friday as a holiday. Warren County government offices are closed, as are most government offices in New Jersey.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021: What’s open and what’s closed in the Lehigh Valley
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
A statue of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands outside the Essex County Hall of Records. A march in Newark and virtual commemorations around the state will be held on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday commemorating KIng s birth on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the birth of the civil rights activist who advocated for nonviolent protest. In 1964 he was the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
What’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas 2020 in the Lehigh Valley
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
Many places will be closed Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in celebration of the religious holiday and worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.
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Christmas is both a religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.
For two millennia, people worldwide have been observing it with a variety of traditions and practices, according to a history.com report. Christians celebrate the day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion.
Pennsylvania is in a “precarious place” with the coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf last month began advising residents to stay home whenever possible during the holidays and moved forward with other measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. The governor, however, has not mandated residents stay-at-home as ordered during the March sh
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