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- Bootstrap
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Header for "Election" section (when active)
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Header for "Politics" section
(License: Pixabay License) - Saint Peter’s Basilica (4777353) by Volker Glätsch (Glavo)
Header for "Faith" section
(License: Pixabay License) - Sistine Chapel (3578074) by Oliver Lechner (Trimlack)
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(License: Pixabay License) - U.S. Declaration of Independence (Reproduction) by William Stone
Header for "Liberty" section
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(License: CC BY-SA 2.0)
Holiday Images
- ‘Vote’ Political Button by Microsoft Clip Art
Election Day
(License: Office 2008 SLA) - 13th Amendment by U.S. National Archives
Emancipation Day
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Election Day
(License: public domain) - A Champagne Cheers! by Microsoft Clip Art
New Year's Day
(License: Office 2008 SLA) - Adoration of the Lamb by Jan van Eyck
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
(License: public domain) - Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
(License: public domain) - Ascension by John Singleton Copley
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
(License: public domain) - Assumption of Mary by Titian
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
(License: public domain) - Autumn Avenue by jplenio
Day After Thanksgiving
(License: Pixabay License) - Bright Yellow Fireworks . . . by Microsoft Clip Art
Chinese New Year
(License: Office 2008 SLA) - Christ at the Cross by Bronzino
Friday of the Passion of the Lord
(License: public domain) - Church Candles by S. Hermann & F. Richter
Christmas Day
(License: Pixabay License) - Close-Up of the United States Flag by Microsoft Clip Art
Flag Day
(License: Office 2008 SLA) - Confirmation by Nicolas Poussin
My Confirmation Day
(License: public domain) - Constitution of May 3, 1791 by Jan Matejko
Polish Constitution Day
(License: public domain) - Cross of Ashes by Jennifer Balaska
Ash Wednesday
(License: public domain) - Father McGivney by John Tierney
Memorial of Blessed Michael J. McGivney
(License: public domain) - Fireworks New Years Eve by Nick
New Year's Eve
(License: Pixabay License) - Foto del Venerabile Carlo Acutis
Memorial of Blessed Carlo Acutis
(License: used by permission) - Fronleichnamsprozession by Carl Emil Doepler
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
(License: public domain) - George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
Washington’s Birthday
(License: public domain) - Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert van Eyck
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
(License: public domain) - Half Mast Flag USA Consolate by Juliette Kober
Special Observances with Flags at Half-Staff
(License: Pixabay License) - Holy Trinity by Peter Paul Rubens
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
(License: public domain) - Inmaculada Concepción by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
(License: public domain) - Iwo Jima Veterans by LCpl. Lisa M. Tourtelot
Veterans Day
(License: public domain) - Jesus at the Tomb by Vladimir Borovikovsky
Holy Saturday
(License: public domain) - John the Baptist in the Desert by Cristofano Allori
Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
(License: public domain) - Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration by Grace Murray Stephenson
Juneteenth National Independence Day
(License: public domain) - Labor Day Parade, Union Square, New York, 1882
Labor Day
(License: public domain) - Landing of Columbus by John Vanderlyn
Columbus Day
(License: public domain) - Law Enforcement by Igor Ovsyannykov
Peace Officers Memorial Day
(License: Pixabay License) - Leif Erikson Discovers America by Hans Dahl
Holiday image for Leif Erikson Day
(License: public domain) - Lit Colorful Striped Birthday Candles by Microsoft Clip Art
My Birthday
(License: Office 2008 SLA) - Martin Luther King Jr. by U.S. National Archives
Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
(License: public domain) - Maximilian Kolbe
Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe
(License: public domain) - Mooncake Mini Pastry by Cedric Yong
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
(License: Pixabay License) - Palm Sunday in Moscow by Vyacheslav Schwarz
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
(License: public domain) - Pentecôte by Jean II Restout
Solemnity of Pentecost
(License: public domain) - Powhatan’s Mantle
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
(License: public domain) - Prayer Hands Church Light Religion by Himsan
National Day of Prayer
(License: Pixabay License) - Pro-Life Flag by the Pro-Life Flag Project
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
(License: used by permission) - Resurrection of Christ by Noël Coypel
Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord
(License: public domain) - Sacred Heart of Jesus
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
(License: public domain) - Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
(License: used by permission) - Saint Isidor of Sevilla by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Memorial of Saint Isidore
(License: public domain) - Saint Joseph with the Infant Jesus by Guido Reni
Solemnity of Saint Joseph
(License: public domain) - Saint Paul and Saint Peter by El Greco
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
(License: public domain) - Saint Therese as a Novice
Memorial of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
(License: public domain) - Saint Veronica with the Veil by Mattia Preti
Memorial of Saint Veronica
(License: public domain) - Simon Ivraren med sitt helgonattribut: sågen
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude
(License: public domain) - Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger
Memorial of Saint Thomas More
(License: public domain) - Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull
Yorktown Day
(License: public domain) - The Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
(License: public domain) - The Annunciation by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
(License: public domain) - The Annunciation (Advent) by Paolo de Matteis
First Sunday of Advent
(License: public domain) - The Apostle Judas Thaddeus by Anthony van Dyck
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude
(License: public domain) - The Baptism of the Neophytes by Masaccio
My Baptism Day
(License: public domain) - The Bill of Rights by U.S. National Archives
Bill of Rights Day
(License: public domain) - The First Thanksgiving by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Thanksgiving Day
(License: public domain) - The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs by Fra Angelico
Solemnity of All Saints
(License: public domain) - The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
Thursday of Holy Week
(License: public domain) - The Mayflower at Sea by A.S. Burbank
Mayflower Day
(License: public domain) - Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale
Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
(License: public domain) - Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers by SGT Erica Vinyard
Memorial Day
(License: public domain) - U.S. Constitution by U.S National Archives
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
(License: public domain) - U.S. Declaration of Independence (reproduction) by William Stone
Independence Day
(License: public domain) - U.S. Presidential Flag
Presidents Day
(License: public domain) - USS Arizona Burning by U.S. National Archives
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
(License: public domain) - Virgen de Guadalupe
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
(License: public domain) - Wedding Photo by David Greedy
My Anniversary
(License: used by permission) - World Trade Center Cross by Andreas Meck
Patriot Day
(License: public domain)