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Location of South Carolina in the United States of America. The state of South Carolina has many official state symbols, holidays and designations and they have been selected to represent the history, resources, and possibilities of the state. The palmetto and crescent of the state flag is South Carolina's best-known symbol.
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]
Many of these state holidays were created in the early twentieth century, fifty years after the end of the Civil War, as part of the myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. [42] Confederate Memorial (or Heroes) Day is observed in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana [citation needed] and Texas on various days.
Observed by Alabama, Florida, [note 1] Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, [note 2] and Texas [note 3] (formerly observed by Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia) Day after Christmas: 6 [30] [32] Observed by Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and the US Virgin Islands. Lincoln's Birthday: 5 [30]
Pages in category "State holidays in the United States" ... Public holidays in South Carolina; Public holidays in South Dakota; Statehood Day (Hawaii)
Confederate History Month is a month designated by seven state governments in the Southern United States for the purpose of recognizing and honoring the Confederate States of America. April has traditionally been chosen, as Confederate Memorial Day falls during that month in many of these states. The designation of a month as Confederate ...
A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 was executed by firing squad early Friday evening – a method used for the first time in 15 years ...
Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday observed on various dates in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the January 19 birthday of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in 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.