"I feel strongly that if Christians should be able to designate a myriad of days "holidays" due to their beliefs, and feel that they should not be expected to have to attend their places of employment on these days, then a devout Atheist should at least be able to enjoy a holiday of their own. "

Except that I can't think of a truly "Christian" holiday. Easter, Christmas, and All Saints Day are all "Christianized" holidays that started out secular. Of these, only Easter really remains a Christian Holliday, and even that can be suspect to me sometimes. Christmas is a consumer bonanza having more to do with Santa Clause that the birth of Christ. Not that I'll deny that these days to still carry some religious weight, I just feel they are pretty hollow at the core. Still, I'll take "athiest day" off too if you think that would be more fair