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LEGAL HOLIDAYS 



Legal holidays are days set apart by statute or by 

 executive authority for fasting and prayer, or those 

 given over to religious observance and amusements, or 

 for political, moral, or social duties or anniversaries, or 

 merely for popular recreation and amusement under such 

 penalties and provisions alone as are expressed in 

 positive legislative enactments. 



In the United States there are no established holidays 

 of a religious character having a legal status without 

 legislation. The days established by statutory or by 

 executive authority, which are observed as legal holi- 

 days, are given in the list that follows: 



January 1. New Year's Day: In all the states and 

 territories except Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 



January 8. Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans: 

 In Louisiana. 



January 19. Lee's Birthday: In Alabama, Florida, 

 Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. 



February 12. Lincoln's Birthday: In Arizona, Connecti- 

 cut, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New 

 York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washington, and 

 Wyoming. 



February 22. Washington's Birthday: In all the states 

 and territories except Mississippi and New Mexico. 



March 2. Texas Independence Day: In Texas. 



April 6. Confederate Memorial Day: In Louisiana. 



April 19. Patriot's Day: In Massachusetts. 



April 21. Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto: In 

 Texas. 



April 26. Confederate Memorial Day. In Alabama, 

 Florida, and Georgia. 



May 10. Confederate Memorial Day. In North Caro- 

 lina and South Carolina. 



