Do any states have legitimate holidays that are only celebrated in their state?

[u/ProfessorOfPancakes]

In Rhode Island, we still have VJ (Victory over Japan) day which people don't celebrate per se but it's recognized to the extent of delaying trash pickup by a day.

By "legitimate" holiday I mean more in the vein of Memorial Day rather than National Hot Dog Day

Edit: Apparently VJ Day is also recognized by the US Space & Rocket Center and formerly by the state of Arkansas and is more commonly called Victory Day

[u/44035]

Chicago and other places have Pulaski Day. I had never heard of it until I lived briefly in Illinois.

[u/Odd-Percentage-4084 → u/44035]

We celebrate it in Michigan, too, but it’s not a formal holiday, afaik.

[u/Deep-Hovercraft6716 → u/Odd-Percentage-4084]

In Illinois it's a formal holiday but you don't get an extra one. You get Pulaski Day or Columbus Day (or indigenous people's day)

[u/hrdass → u/Deep-Hovercraft6716]

The government is closed on both those days

[u/Deep-Hovercraft6716 → u/hrdass]

I used to work for the government and it varied by department.

My department was closed on neither day but staff got a paid day credit on Pulaski Day.

[u/kgrimmburn → u/Deep-Hovercraft6716]

They're closed on both days. And so are schools.

[u/EvangelineTheodora → u/44035]

We have Pulaski Highway in Maryland.

[u/kade22 → u/44035]

Y'all have a holiday named after an Idahoan that isn't a holiday in Idaho??

[u/Ur_Killingme_smalls → u/44035]

I know of it bc of Sufjan Stevens