The color you should wear on Juneteenth is red, white and blue, or red, black and green or any combination of these colors.
However there are not any strict clothing rules for Juneteenth, and different color palettes also carry different symbolic meanings.
Red, White, and Blue colors are the official colors of the Juneteenth Flag, designed by Ben Haith.
Red color symbolizes the blood and resilience of enslaved people, white represents the bursting star of freedom, and blue represents the broader American promise.
Red, Black, and Green colors are the colors of the Pan-African flag and have been worn during Black liberation and freedom celebrations for over a century.
Red is the central uniting color across all traditions, honoring the bloodshed, strength, and sacrifices of ancestors.
And Yellow and Gold colors are often added as an accent color in African prints, t-shirts, and celebration wear.
Also many people opt for wearing casual, comfortable clothing like t-shirts, sundresses, or statement pieces incorporating these hues, or West African prints.
On Juneteenth what is all closed is United States Post offices, Federal Offices, state and local offices as well as stock exchanges, financial systems, the federal reserve and banks.
Many state and local government offices, including the DMV, courthouses as well as city halls and public libraries are also closed on Juneteenth, depending on the state.
The New York Stock Exchange or NYSE and Nasdaq are also closed on Juneteenth as well as the federal reserve.
Banks, including major commercial banks, like Bank of American, Chase, Wells Fargo as well as TD bank are all closed although online banking and ATMs remain accessible.
The places that are open on Juneteenth are places like retail and grocery stores, gas stations, Walmart, Target, Costco and Kroger who operate on their regular hours as well as UPS and FedEx also operate and deliver normally with standard pickups and delivery on Juneteenth.
And most fast food and casual dining restaurants also remain open on Juneteenth, unless a restaurant owner decides to close on their own that day, but most remain open.
The USPS or United States post office is closed and not open on Juneteenth and regular mail delivery and retail post office services are also suspended in observance of the federal Juneteenth holiday.
However priority mail express continues to run year round, even on federal holidays and you can still use USPS.com 24/7 to order stamps, print out shipping labels and request package pickups although the packages won't be picked up until the next business day.
Even self service and drop boxes in select retail USPS lobbies with self service kiosks as well as outdoor blue USPS mail collection boxes are accessible on Juneteenth, although mail that is dropped off in these USPS blue collection boxes will not be picked up or collected until the next business day.
However unlike USPS, private shipping carriers like FedEx and UPS often operate under their own schedules on Juneteenth.
On Juneteenth banks are also closed on June 19th because Juneteenth and June 19th is a federal holiday that is observed by the Federal Reserve.
Physical branches of banks, including in person teller, drive through banking services and live customer service by phone or chat are closed on Juneteenth.
Even Major banks like Citibank, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan as well as Bank of America are also closed on Juneteenth or June 19th for the federal holiday.
However while banks are closed on Juneteenth or June 19th, ATMs, mobile apps and even online banking websites and platforms still remain open and online and accessible as they operate 24/7 regardless of the holiday.
Just keep in mind that there can be transaction delays as well as check clearing issues on Juneteenth as well.
Because the Federal Reserve is also closed on Juneteenth, electronic money transfers, ACH payments and also direct deposits into bank accounts don't process on Juneteenth.
And any check deposits that are made on Juneteenth also will not often begin processing until the next business day after Juneteenth or June 19th.