New Years Day (in lieu) Calendar When: January 2, 2012 all-day 2012-01-02T00:00:00-06:00 2012-01-03T00:00:00-06:00 Where: USA Holiday in lieu of New Years Day. New Years Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel Information provided by www.officeholidays.com