Robert E. Lee Day

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Robert E. Lee Day
Observed by Southern United States
Type Cultural, Southern
Significance Southern Heritage
Date January 19
Next time January 19, 2025 (2025-01)
Frequency annual
Related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Robert E. Lee Day is a holiday marking the birth date of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, observed each year on January 19, Lee's birthday.[1] Because he was a Confederate general, it is mainly celebrated in the Southern United States, particularly Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.[2] Because of its time of year, it is sometimes associated with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.[3][4]

In Florida and Tennessee,[5] it is celebrated on January 19. In Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi it is celebrated on or around January 19. In Georgia, it is celebrated on the 4th Friday of November.[6]

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