Mardi Gras is observed only in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. All other State Employees are granted one personal leave day each year if in employment status on January 1. As the date of Easter changes each year so does the date of Mardi Gras. The earliest date Mardi Gras can be is Tuesday 3rd February and the latest date is Tuesday March 9th. Mardi Gras is a legal state holiday in Louisiana. In Alabama, it is a holiday in Baldwin and Mobile Counties only. History of Mardi Gras State of Alabama Legal Holidays. Based on Section 1-3-8 of the Code of Alabama, 1975,as amended by Act 91-250 *** Mardi Gras is observed in Baldwin and Mobile Alabama’s state holidays are listed below for current and future years. Skip down to: 2025 Holidays; 2026 Holidays; Mardi Gras Day: 15 Feb: Mon: President's Day Jan 1: New Year's Day: Jan 20: Robert E. Lee/Martin Luther King Birthday: Feb 17: George Washington/Thomas Jefferson Birthday: Mar 4: Mardi Gras Day (Baldwin & Mobile Counties only) Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras 2025 is a state holiday in 4 states and an observance, christian in 47 states. Feathered masks and colorful beads represent carnival parades in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Mardi Gras is observed only in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. All other State Employees are granted one personal leave day each year if in employment status on January 1. List of State Holidays of Alabama in 2025. DAY DATE HOLIDAY; Wednesday Wed: Jan 01, 2025 Jan 01: The upcoming United States holiday Mardi Gras is in 3 days from Date Public holiday; 1: Wednesday, 1 January 2025: New Year's Day: 2: Monday, 20 January 2025: Martin Luther King Day: 3: Monday, 17 February 2025: Washington's Birthday State of Alabama. Legal Holidays. 2021 . Based on Section 1-3-8 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended by Act 91-250 . Mardi Gras Day* Tuesday before Ash Wednesday: Mardi Gras is observed only in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. All other State Employees are granted one personal leave day each year if in employment status on January 1. State of Alabama 2020 Official State Holidays. Holiday Date in 2020 New Year’s Day January 1 . Robert E. Lee Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday January 20 . George Washington Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday February 17 . Mardi Gras * February 25 . Confederate Memorial Day April 27 . National Memorial Day May 25 . Jefferson Davis’ Birthday As the date of Easter changes each year so does the date of Mardi Gras. The earliest date Mardi Gras can be is Tuesday 3rd February and the latest date is Tuesday March 9th. Mardi Gras is a legal state holiday in Louisiana. In Alabama, it is a holiday in Baldwin and Mobile Counties only. History of Mardi Gras State of Alabama 2020 Official State Holidays. Holiday Date in 2020 New Year’s Day January 1 . Robert E. Lee Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday January 20 . George Washington Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday February 17 . Mardi Gras * February 25 . Confederate Memorial Day April 27 . National Memorial Day May 25 . Jefferson Davis’ Birthday State of Alabama 2020 Official State Holidays. Holiday Date in 2020 New Year’s Day January 1 . Robert E. Lee Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday January 20 . George Washington Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday February 17 . Mardi Gras * February 25 . Confederate Memorial Day April 27 . National Memorial Day May 25 . Jefferson Davis’ Birthday Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Baldwin County roll well ahead of the holiday. Here is the schedule, [] BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Mobile Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. Now, Louisiana is the only state that recognizes Mardi Gras as a legal holiday, although other states like Alabama and Mississippi have their own elaborate Carnival festivities. State of Alabama 2017 Official State Holidays Holiday Date in 2017 New Year’s Day * January 1 Robert E. Lee Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday January 16 George Washington Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday February 20 Mardi Gras ** February 28 Confederate Memorial Day April 24 National Memorial Day May 29 Jefferson Davis’ Birthday June 5
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