The first state to recognize Christmas as a legal holiday was Alabama in 1836.
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Alabama was the first to recognize Christmas in 1836.
Alabama in 1836. Oklahoma was the last state to do so in 1907. Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, in 1836.Three different answers I have found. PennselvaniaWell this is two for me. I read that it was Alabama.Alabama in 1836:)
First, it should be noted that in 1870, congress created the concept of "federal holidays." At that time, congress declared Christmas one of the federal holidays, along with New Year's Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving. But long before congress recognized Christmas, Alabama had become the first state to make it an official holiday, in 1836. However, not every state agreed: back then, some states were influenced by Puritanism, and regarded the celebration of Christmas as sinful. Some sources say that Oklahoma was the last state to officially recognize it as a legal holiday, waiting until 1907 to do so.
I think the first holiday captured is Santa, so that would be Christmas (:
Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836
White Christmas.
Halloween is not a state holiday in any U. S. state.
Alabama. It was the first state to recognize Christmas
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The very first Christmases in New Zealand were celebrated by explorers. Abel Tasman and his crew enjoyed a Christmas feast using their own provisions in 1642, while James Cook and his crew also had Christmas dinner while circumnavigating New Zealand in 1769.However, the first Christmas service in New Zealand occurred when Reverend Samuel Marsden preached on Christmas Day in 1814.