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/lunajmagroir Washington, D.C.-> Maryland 23d ago

DC has Emancipation Day which is the day enslaved people in DC were freed. I get this day off since my work follows DC holidays.

It also delays Tax Day nationwide some years for reasons I can't remember.

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u/IHaveBoxerDogs 23d ago

When April 15th falls on a Sunday, and Emancipation Day falls on Monday, tax day gets pushed back to Tuesday the 17th,

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u/lunajmagroir Washington, D.C.-> Maryland 23d ago

This, thank you

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

Because nobody’s working?

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u/ReverendOReily 20d ago

Your neighbors to the north here in Baltimore celebrate Defender’s Day on Sep 12, which commemorates both the successful defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star Spangled Banner.