Patriots’ Day 2022 Date: Significance Of The Celebration Explained
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As April month is full of festivals and important dates, we have Patriots’ Day this month as well. The day that holds great importance in the history and present-day in many countries. Certainly, if you’ve not known about this day or you don’t exactly know the significance of it. Then here’s what you all need to know why it is celebrated.
Read ahead to know more about Patriots’ Day, its significance, and other details about the same.
What is Patriots’ Day?
Popularly known and celebrated in Boston. This day is associated with Boston Marathon. Though the day is not very popular in every country. However, Boston and other places certainly wait for this event. Also, in some parts of the world, this day serves as a holiday while it doesn’t act as a federal or national holiday on this day.
Massachusetts and Maine have off on this day. But certainly, it holds a great significance in history and it falls in April of every year. If you are thinking about when is Patriots’ Day this year. Then here’s all you need to know about the same.
When is Patriots’ Day getting celebrated this year?
While the famous Boston Marathon happens on Patriots’ Day. We have this celebratory day to fall this year on the 18th of April. Yes, Patriots’ Day Day is today. However, to find which day serves as Patriots’ Day day every year. Then you have it every year on the third Monday of April month.
As Boston Marathon takes place on this day. Ever since the pandemic overshadowed the events. We are to have the marathon take place, as usual, this year. Meanwhile, both Massachusetts and Maine on this day get an extra day to file their taxes.
Significance of Patriots’ Day
Initially, in the year 1894, the Massachusetts Gov. Fredrick Greenhalge got the Patriots’ Day to be a celebration on the 19th of April. It was to commemorate the Battles of Lexington and Concord of 1775. That led to the Revolutionary War of America.
Maine too celebrated it as a holiday till 1969 on the 19th. After which the holiday got to be arriving on the third Monday of every April. Which gave a three-day weekend that week. Not to miss, Boston celebrates this day along with a marathon and a parade. Including an early game at Fenway Park to commemorate the 2013 bombing at Boston Marathon that killed three people in it.
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