State Holiday Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/state-holiday/ Only what you care about Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:21:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://thelocalnews.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-the-local-news-app-logo-512-1-150x150.png State Holiday Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/state-holiday/ 32 32 220501511 Colorado Capitol Raises Juneteenth Flag in Historic Ceremony https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-in-historic-ceremony-2/ https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-in-historic-ceremony-2/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:20:58 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=66293 DENVER — On Tuesday, in commemoration of the third anniversary of Juneteenth becoming a state holiday in Colorado, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and members of Colorado’s legislature proudly hoisted the Juneteenth flag alongside the American and Colorado flags at the state Capitol. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19th, marks the day in […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-in-historic-ceremony-2/feed/ 0 66293 Colorado Capitol Raises Juneteenth Flag Honoring State Holiday https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-honoring-state-holiday/ https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-honoring-state-holiday/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 21:28:02 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=65590 DENVER — In commemoration of the third anniversary of Juneteenth becoming an official state holiday in Colorado, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and other state legislators gathered at the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday to raise the Juneteenth flag alongside the American and Colorado flags. Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19th, marks the emancipation of enslaved African […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-honoring-state-holiday/feed/ 0 65590 Juneteenth Flag Raised at Colorado Capitol https://thelocalnews.app/juneteenth-flag-raised-at-colorado-capitol/ https://thelocalnews.app/juneteenth-flag-raised-at-colorado-capitol/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:02:41 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=65131 DENVER — On June 19, 2024, marking the third anniversary of Juneteenth as a state holiday in Colorado, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and state legislators raised the Juneteenth flag alongside the American and Colorado flags at the Colorado Capitol. Symbolism of the Juneteenth Flag The Juneteenth flag, created by Ben Haith in 1997 and brought […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/juneteenth-flag-raised-at-colorado-capitol/feed/ 0 65131 Colorado Capitol Raises Juneteenth Flag in Historic Ceremony https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-in-historic-ceremony/ https://thelocalnews.app/colorado-capitol-raises-juneteenth-flag-in-historic-ceremony/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:05:17 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=65104 DENVER — The Colorado Capitol, known for flying the American and state flags daily, will display a new emblem starting this Tuesday in recognition of Juneteenth’s third anniversary as a state holiday. On this occasion, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and Colorado legislators convened to hoist the official Juneteenth flag, commemorating the day in 1865 when […]

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