[theredsnowman]

Originally Posted by NativeFloridan

The dates below are official holidays observed by the State of Florida:

April 26th: Confederate Memorial Day

January 19th: Robert E. Lee's Birthday

June 3rd: President Jefferson Davis's Birthday

Most of the Southern States offer some observance of Jefferson Davis's Birth but only Florida and Alabama designate it as a State Holiday. And while Alabama joins Florida in their reverence, here in Florida it is also a legal, public holiday where many public offices are closed, as are schools and many businesses. Mississippi combines the holiday with Memorial Day in May.

Thank you for the information, and hopefully we can get Florida to stop celebrating those days very soon.
Instead of celebrating Bob Lee’s date of birth, we should be celebrating William Tecumseh Sherman’s date of birth.

[beachmouse]

I live in the alleged Southern part of north Florida and can't think of anyone who knows the Jefferson David holiday exists, much less shuts down a business or public office in honor of it.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by theredsnowman

Thank you for the information, and hopefully we can get Florida to stop celebrating those days very soon.
Instead of celebrating Bob Lee’s date of birth, we should be celebrating William Tecumseh Sherman’s date of birth.

How adult of you.

[WellShoneMoon]

Originally Posted by NativeFloridan

The dates below are official holidays observed by the State of Florida:

April 26th: Confederate Memorial Day

January 19th: Robert E. Lee's Birthday

June 3rd: President Jefferson Davis's Birthday

Most of the Southern States offer some observance of Jefferson Davis's Birth but only Florida and Alabama designate it as a State Holiday. And while Alabama joins Florida in their reverence, here in Florida it is also a legal, public holiday where many public offices are closed, as are schools and many businesses. Mississippi combines the holiday with Memorial Day in May.

I'd love to see the source of your information regarding the state of Florida. I can find no authority showing those dates as official holidays observed by the state, whereas the Martin Luther King, Jr., day is.

[theredsnowman]

Originally Posted by southernnaturelover

How adult of you.

It may not be very adult, but I think it is important to remind the South that the North crushed them. The South needs to start celebrating winners like Bill Sherman instead of losers like Bob Lee.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by theredsnowman

It may not be very adult, but I think it is important to remind the South that the North crushed them. The South needs to start celebrating winners like Bill Sherman instead of losers like Bob Lee.

And why is it "important"?

[NativeFloridan]

It's not hard to find....If it was a snake it bite ya...

Originally Posted by WellShoneMoon

I'd love to see the source of your information regarding the state of Florida. I can find no authority showing those dates as official holidays observed by the state, whereas the Martin Luther King, Jr., day is.

[NativeFloridan]

Originally Posted by theredsnowman

Thank you for the information, and hopefully we can get Florida to stop celebrating those days very soon.
Instead of celebrating Bob Lee’s date of birth, we should be celebrating William Tecumseh Sherman’s date of birth.

haha...don't be silly. Sherman is the dirtiest word in Florida

[NativeFloridan]

Originally Posted by beachmouse

I live in the alleged Southern part of north Florida and can't think of anyone who knows the Jefferson David holiday exists, much less shuts down a business or public office in honor of it.

hmmm you must not live in my neighborhood

[NativeFloridan]

Daddy, do we have to do like the Yankees one day...and move up North to die. My nephew asks his pops the other day....!