How to simply compare if current date is a holiday
<p>I am trying to compare the current date, using DateTime.Now, to a hard-coded list of select holidays to test whether or not the current date is equal to a holiday. I am just getting started with c# so I am not looking for an elegant answer, I am just trying to work with what I have to understand the outcomes. </p>

<pre><code> &lt;script Language="c#" runat="server"&gt;
  void Page_Load()
  {
   DateTime date = DateTime.Now;
   dateToday.Text = " " + date.ToString("d");

   string newYear = "01/01/2016";
   if (newYear == dateTime.Now){
       message.Text = ("This is New Years");
       }
   }
  &lt;body&gt;
  &lt;asp:label id="message" runat="server"/&gt;
  &lt;/body&gt;
</code></pre>