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What was the last state in the US to declare Christmas a national holiday, and in what year did this occur?

Question #25041. Asked by kollege kiddo.
Last updated Feb 10 2022.

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JSBach
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Oklahoma (1907)

Oct 24 2000, 1:25 PM
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Response last updated by Terry on May 13 2021.
Dec 20 2001, 10:52 PM
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Oklahoma 1907

According to mac-2001.com/philo/crit/GREEK3.TXT -- Gradually during the middle and late 1800s, the celebration of Christmas became so popular, that it began to be declared a state holiday. Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836. By the time of the Civil War another twenty eight states had also instituted Christmas as a holiday. All U.S. states and territories recognized Christmas as a holiday by 1890. Federal employees were given Christmas as a paid holiday, beginning in 1885.

It was only during the mid 1800s that states in the US began making Christmas a legal holiday, with Oklahoma being the last state to do so in 1890 according to korrnet.org/reality/rc/1998_winter/editorial.htm
In 1836, Alabama became the first state to make Christmas a legal holiday. Other states followed suit; even Massachusetts legalized Christmas in 1856, almost 200 years after its ban. But the last state, Oklahoma, did not join in until 1907. So next Christmas, 2007, will be the centenary of Christmas being the first religious holiday whose celebration across the United States is sanctioned by law.
link http://www.plaintruth.com/the_plain_truth/2010/12/when-christmas-was-illegal-in-america.html


Response last updated by gtho4 on Feb 10 2022.
Dec 10 2002, 8:33 AM
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In the United States of America, Oklahoma was the last to declare Christmas a legal holiday (1907).

link http://www.didyouknow.cd/xmas/xmashistory.htm

Nov 06 2008, 3:39 PM
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The one that says 1890 would not be correct as Oklahoma didn't become a state until 1907.

link http://www.50states.com/statehood.htm

Response last updated by CmdrK on Dec 10 2016.
Dec 25 2008, 12:48 PM
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