Alpo Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 I was just reading the whiteboard, which is a webcomic taking place in Alaska. And they threw out the term Seward's Day. I go look it up. It is the last Monday in March. It commemorates the day that the treaty was signed where Alaska would be bought from Russia. Seward was a Secretary of the Treasury and fought for this to happen. It said this should not be confused with Alaska Day. That takes place in October and commemorates when they actually turned it over to us. Both of these are paid holidays in the state of Alaska. So I had just got me wondering. Does Idaho have a holiday that nobody else does? Does California? Does Florida, for that matter. I'm sure Texas has a few. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) Utah has the 24th of July which is the date it became a state. That's he only one I know of, but it's never come up before. They used to alternate celebrations, large one one year and a smaller one three weeks later, then reverse it the next year. I seem to remember that we shared the parades with Ogden: one year the big one in Logan and a smaller one in Ogden the switch the following year. I haven't lived there in 54 years and don't know if they even celebrate either one any more. FWIW, Ogden used to have truly wonderful rodeo on the 4th through the 6th every year. Logan's rodeo was much smaller, just one Saturday around the 24th, but a good place for kids to get in some show time and learn the ropes. Edited August 2 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 California used to have "Admission Day." September 09, the day that the state became a state back in 1850. Then, in 1984, Gov George Deukmejian scrapped it in favor of a "floating holiday" for state employees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 West Virginia Day! June 20th. In 1863 West Virginia broke off from Virginia, joined the Union and became a state. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_Day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Mass and Maine have Patriots Day, previously Apr 19, now a Monday holiday. NH used to have Fast Day in April . I think it originally was fasting for the health of somebody. It went away when MLK was added to the calendar in ‘99. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) Nothing in Ohio that I can find except for a sales tax holiday that’s July 31 to Aug 8. 😂 Edited August 2 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Missouri has Truman day on May 8th. Maybe just state workers have the day off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Mardi gras. The entire state of Louisiana shuts down for that day. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Texas Statehood Day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 5 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: NH used to have Fast Day in April We could have a Fast Day every day if we could just keep the Pennsylvanians out of the left lane. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) State holidays in The Republic Jan 19 - Confederate Heroes Day March 2 - Texas Independence Day April 21 - San Jacinto Day and Aggie Muster Day Aug 27 - Lyndon Baines Johnson Day Edited August 2 by Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Eagle Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 41 minutes ago, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said: State holidays in The Republic Jan 19 - Confederate Heroes Day March 2 - Texas Independence Day April 21 - San Jacinto Day and Aggie Muster Day Aug 27 - Lyndon Baines Johnson Day Besides these, my company had facilities in Texas, California, and Louisiana. Since no one in Louisiana was going to work on Mardi Gras they got that as a holiday, Texas and California also got an extra company holiday. Texas used theirs for Presidents Day. It was a little strange having that day off, but it was also nice because very few others were off and the parks weren't crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 17 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Utah has the 24th of July which is the date it became a state. That's he only one I know of, but it's never come up before. They used to alternate celebrations, large one one year and a smaller one three weeks later, then reverse it the next year. I seem to remember that we shared the parades with Ogden: one year the big one in Logan and a smaller one in Ogden the switch the following year. I haven't lived there in 54 years and don't know if they even celebrate either one any more. FWIW, Ogden used to have truly wonderful rodeo on the 4th through the 6th every year. Logan's rodeo was much smaller, just one Saturday around the 24th, but a good place for kids to get in some show time and learn the ropes. July 24th, Pioneer Day. Still celebrated. I know, cause I went to the liquor store and it was closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 YES June 25 is a special holiday to most of the tribes of the Great Sioux Nation. It is the anniversary of the day that Lt. Colonel George A. Custer took himself and his troops into the valley of death. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-holiday-to-celebrate-th_b_201329 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 yes - our opener of fishing and deer hunting , lot of folks off work and no one else celebrates it but us , wxcept of course all the out of staters that flock here every year - i always see a dozen different states license platres in the resort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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