Kansas Day is a holiday in the state of Kansas in the United States. It is celebrated annually on January 29 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1861 admission of Kansas into the Union. It was first celebrated in 1877 by schoolchildren in Paola.[1]
Annual Kansas Day celebrations include school field trips and special projects to study the history of Kansas, special visits by students to the Statehouse in Topeka, performances of Home on the Range, the Kansas State Song,[2] and special proclamations by the Governor of Kansas and members of the Kansas Legislature.[3]
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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
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March
Women's History Month |
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April
Confederate History Month |
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May
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month |
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June
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| August |
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September
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month |
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September–October
Hispanic Heritage Month |
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October
Filipino American History Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Disability Employment Awareness Month |
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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)
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| December |
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(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.[1][2]
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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