Alabama Day

Alabama Day
Observed by	Alabama, United States
Celebrations	90
Date	December 14
Next time	December 14, 2016 (2016-12)
Frequency	annual

Alabama Day is a holiday celebrated on December 14. It commemorates Alabama's admittance to the Union as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819. The Alabama Legislature adopted a resolution calling for the observance of the day in 1923, at the urging of the Alabama Department of Education and Alabama Department of Archives and History.^[1]

References

↑ "Alabama Day". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.

Public holidays in the United States

January	New Year's Day (federal) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (federal) Confederate Heroes Day (TX) Idaho Human Rights Day (ID) Lee–Jackson Day (formerly Lee–Jackson–King Day) (VA) Robert E. Lee Day (FL, GA) Stephen Foster Memorial Day (36) Kansas Day (KS) The Eighth (LA,former federal)

January-February	Super Bowl Sunday

February Black History Month American Heart Month	Valentine's Day Mardi Gras Washington's Birthday (federal, also known as "Presidents' Day") Georgia Day (GA) Lincoln's Birthday (CA, CT, IL, IN, MO, NJ, NY, WV) Primary Election Day (WI) Ronald Reagan Day (CA) Rosa Parks Day (CA, MO, OH, OR) Susan B. Anthony Day (CA, FL, NY, WI, WV,proposed federal) National Freedom Day (36) Ash Wednesday (religious) Courir de Mardi Gras (religious) Groundhog Day

March Women's History Month	St. Patrick's Day (religious) Spring break (week) Harvey Milk Day (CA) Casimir Pulaski Day (IL) Cesar Chavez Day (CA, CO, TX, proposed federal) Evacuation Day (MA) Holi (NY, religious) Mardi Gras (AL (in two counties), LA) Maryland Day (MD) Passover (religious, sometimes in April) Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (HI) Seward's Day (AK) Texas Independence Day (TX) Town Meeting Day (VT) Ash Wednesday (religious) Courir de Mardi Gras (religious) Easter Monday (religious) Palm Sunday (religious, week, sometimes in April) Saint Joseph's Day (religious) National Poison Prevention Week (week) Super Tuesday

March-April	Easter (religious) Good Friday (CT, NC, PR, religious)

April Confederate History Month	April Fool's Day Arbor Day Confederate Memorial Day (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC) Emancipation Day (DC) Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (AL) Patriots' Day (MA, ME) San Jacinto Day (TX) Mahavir Jayanti (religious) 420 Day Earth Day Walpurgis Night (religious) Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (week)

May Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Jewish American Heritage Month	Memorial Day (federal) Mother's Day (36) Cinco de Mayo Harvey Milk Day (CA) Truman Day (MO) Malcolm X Day (CA,IL,proposed federal) Law Day (36) Loyalty Day (36) National Day of Prayer (36) National Defense Transportation Day (36) National Maritime Day (36) Peace Officers Memorial Day (36) Military Spouse Day May Day

June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month	Father's Day (36) Flag Day (36,proposed federal) Odunde Festival (Philadelphia, PA) Emancipation Day In Texas / Juneteenth (TX) Helen Keller Day (PA) Jefferson Davis Day (AL, FL) Kamehameha Day (HI) West Virginia Day (WV) Honor America Days (week) Senior Week (week) Carolina Day (SC)

July	Independence Day (federal) Pioneer Day (UT) Parents' Day (36) Honor America Days (week)

July-August	Summer vacation

August	Bennington Battle Day (VT) Hawaii Admission Day / Statehood Day (HI) Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (TX) Service Reduction Day (MD) Victory over Japan Day (RI, former federal) National Aviation Day (36) Women's Equality Day (36) American Family Day (AZ)

September National Hispanic Heritage Month National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month	Labor Day (federal) Native American Day (CA,proposed federal) Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day (36) Constitution Day (36) Gold Star Mothers Day (36) National Grandparents Day (36) Patriot Day (36) Constitution Week (week) National Payroll Week (week)

September-October	Oktoberfest Rosh Hashanah (religious) Yom Kippur (religious)

October Filipino American History Month LGBT History Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Hispanic Heritage Month	Halloween Columbus Day (federal) Alaska Day (AK) Diwali (religious) Missouri Day (MO) Native American Day (SD) Nevada Day (NV) Child Health Day (36) Leif Erikson Day (36) White Cane Safety Day (36) International Day of Non-Violence German-American Day General Pulaski Memorial Day Sweetest Day National School Lunch Week

October-November	Diwali (religious)

November Native American Indian Heritage Month	Thanksgiving (federal) Day after Thanksgiving (23) Veterans Day (federal) Election Day (CA, DE, HI, KY, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PR, WV, proposed federal) Democracy Day (proposed federal) Family Day (NV) Native American Heritage Day (MD, WA) Obama Day (Perry County, AL) Hanukkah (religious)

December	Christmas (religious, federal) Kwanzaa (religious, week) Christmas Eve (KY, NC) Day after Christmas (SC) New Year's Eve Hanukkah (religious, week) Alabama Day (AL) Indiana Day (IN) Rosa Parks Day (CA, MO, OH, OR) National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (36) Pan American Aviation Day (36) Wright Brothers Day (36) Festivus

Varies (year round)	Eid al-Adha (religious) Ramadan (religious, month) Eid al-Fitr (religious,NY,MI)

Legend: (federal) = federal holidays, (state) = state holidays, (religious) = religious holidays, (week) = weeklong holidays, (month) = monthlong holidays, (36) = Title 36 Observances and Ceremonies Bolded text indicates major holidays that are commonly celebrated by Americans, which often represent the major celebrations of the month. See also: Lists of holidays, Hallmark holidays, public holidays in the United States, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, New Jersey and New York.

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