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.
New Year’s Eve 2020 and New Year’s Day 2021: What’s open? What’s closed? Banks, post offices, mail delivery, restaurants and more
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
The Peeps Drop concludes PeepsFest on Dec. 31, 2014, on the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem.Chris Post file photo | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
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Ringing in 2021 will be different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Historically, the New Year has been celebrated on Jan. 1 since 45 B.C. as the Julian calendar took effect, according to the History Channel. Many are expected to stay home as Pennsylvania remains in a “precarious place” with the coronavirus and Gov. Tom Wolf last month began advising residents to stay home whenever possible during the holidays.
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