Patriots' Day is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six U.S. states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, the inaugural battles of the American Revolutionary War. The holiday occurs on the third Monday of April each year, with celebrations including battle reenactments and the Boston Marathon.
Statue of the Lexington Minuteman on the Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts
Patriots' Grave in the Old Burying Ground cemetery, Arlington, Massachusetts
Acton Minutemen and citizens marching from Acton to Concord on Patriots' Day 2012
Holidays with paid time off in the United States
In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive paid time off. The labor force in the United States comprises about 62% of the general population. In the United States, 97% of the private sector businesses determine what days this sector of the population gets paid time off, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
The 1979 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Confederate Memorial Day observance in Columbia, SC
César Chávez Day poster
Illinois is the first state to declare Malcolm X Day a holiday only in 2015. Today, the holiday is only official in Berkeley, California since 1979 with city offices closed.