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Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in the rise of the Lost Cause myth prevalent throughout the Southern United States, as Lee was a central figure in Lost Cause mythology due to his social status, military exploits, and personality.
March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – State Holiday, Observed on Good Friday; November 23–29 (Friday after Thanksgiving) – State Holiday, formerly Robert E. Lee Day (observed in other states around January 19) [65] December 24 – Washington's Birthday observed. If December 24 is a Wednesday, then this holiday is ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15
Lousiana honored Lee's birthday until 2022 when it was successfully removed from the state holiday calendar. Texas has celebrated "Lee Day" since 1931 but changed it to Confederate Heroes Day in 1973.
Holidays portal; This is a collection of articles about public holidays observed only, or primarily, by the U.S. State of Arkansas. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Federal holidays in the United States.
In Georgia, the fourth Monday in April was formerly celebrated as Confederate Memorial Day, but beginning in 2016, in response to the Charleston church shooting, the names of Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee's Birthday were struck from the state calendar and the statutory holidays were designated simply as "state holidays". [37]
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