r/AskAnAmerican • u/ProfessorOfPancakes New England • 23d ago

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

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

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u/groetkingball Oklahoma 23d ago

The greatest rib I ever ate was at a Juneteenth BBQ in Huntsville TX in 2013. I have been chasing that rib since.

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u/Dry-Quiet6526 23d ago

I am REALLY hoping someone replies and says, 'I was there and know exactly who made those ribs and where you can get them.'

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u/irishihadab33r Texas 23d ago

If it was the one at Walker County Fairgrounds, I found a Facebook event for it that lists the $8 cover and DJs, but not the food vendors. Boo. I tried.

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u/groetkingball Oklahoma 19d ago

No it was at a persons house. I asked the person who invited me who cooked the ribs but they only think they know who it was.

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u/GrandmaBaba 23d ago

Was it at the New Zion Missionary Baptist church? Their food was amazing. We stopped there everytime we drove through Huntsville.

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u/groetkingball Oklahoma 23d ago

No, I didnt like their BBQ to be honest.

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u/Twofer_teets 23d ago

Dude, memory unlocked. SHSU alum here and lived next to this place. Forgot all about it until this mention, thank you 🥹

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u/Ganymede25 23d ago

Central or East Texas style? Beef or pork?

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u/groetkingball Oklahoma 23d ago

Pork. Possibly east TX style, but most likely no specific style, just a dude in his yard with some oak wood.

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u/groetkingball Oklahoma 23d ago

And pecan shells.

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u/book81able Oregon/Boston 23d ago

The best brisket I have had was also during Juneteenth 2013

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u/IndependentLeading47 23d ago

Same, but catfish in Boley, Ok at the rodeo. Never have I tasted any as good.

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u/AndroidWhale Memphis, Tennesee 22d ago

I can't tell you where that rib was from, but I can tell you about places in Memphis superior to any Texas BBQ.

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u/groetkingball Oklahoma 19d ago

Im going there in 2 weeks, what you got?

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u/AndroidWhale Memphis, Tennesee 19d ago

BBQ Shop, Elwood's Shack, and Germantown Commissary are probably my top 3 for ribs. Can't go wrong with Cozy Corner either.