Veterans Day celebrations will take place across California on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of the federal holiday.

Here's everything you need to know about when and why the holiday is celebrated, as well as what offices, stores, etc. will be closed on the holiday.

Is Veterans Day always on November 11th?

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , the Veterans Day celebration goes back to Nov. 11, 1918, when "temporary cessation of hostilities," or an armistice, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, USA TODAY reported.

"For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of "the war to end all wars," according to the government agency's website. "Veterans Day continues

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