Alabama. It was the first state to recognize Christmas
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.
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last U.S. state to declare Christmas an official holiday.
Oklahoma was the last state to make Christmas an official holiday. Judy from Kirkwood, MO
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Oklahoma was the last state to declare Christmas a holiday in 1890. Oklahoma was a territory in 1890 and became a state in 1907 after which four more states joined the union The last state must have been one of them.
New Hampshire and Utah are the last 2 states to recognize Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday.
== == Oklahoma in 1907.
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.
Alabama was the first American state to declare Christmas an official holiday. By 1890 other states also followed suit. Christmas is the only religious holiday in America, which is also a national legal holiday.