Is Patriots Day A Holiday In New Hampshire
Patriots' Day is not an official state holiday in New Hampshire. The observance, held on the third Monday of April, is a legally recognized public holiday only in the states of Massachusetts and Maine. Wisconsin also designates it as a special observance day for public schools. The status of a public holiday is determined by state-level legislation. Patriots' Day specifically commemorates the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the first armed conflicts of the American Revolutionary War. While New Hampshire was one of the original thirteen colonies and a key participant in the revolution, the events being commemorated are geographically and historically centered in Massachusetts, which is why its official observance as a holiday is concentrated there and in neighboring Maine (which was part of Massachusetts until 1820). ...