Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month. Most months have a national holiday that has been arranged to be celebrated on a Monday. All the holidays are decided on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends, that is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major holidays in the United States include New Year’s Day, Christmas and Thanksgiving Day. In these holidays most businesses close and the workers stay at home and celebrate with their families.
Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 4 weeks a year. This depends on how long you’ve been working for the company, what job you have, whether you have a high position and whether you can find someone to replace you. In this case, you might take a few days rather than take one month all at once. Usually the more time you work for a company, the more time you may get for a vacation.