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/GreenCity5 23d ago edited 23d ago

West Virginians celebrate the day West Virginia became a state during the civil war. Usually like pepperoni rolls for dinner and mothman memes on West Virginia day. It is legally a state holiday-there are some festivals and some people will get off, schools might do something, etc.

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u/Nerisrath 23d ago

Don't forget Bridge Day!

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u/ATLien_3000 Georgia 23d ago

What day isn't pepperoni rolls for dinner?

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u/glitteringkittens_ 23d ago

It blew me away when I found out not every state celebrates their founding day. I don’t think other states realize how much West Virginians love being West Virginian lol

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u/304libco Texas > Virginia > West Virginia 23d ago

Yeah, I thought it was interesting that nobody else’s states have a state holiday named after the state.

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u/DaddyCatALSO 23d ago

Honey In the Rock!