Easter Monday Holiday [1]
Easter Monday Holiday
The Monday after Easter, rather than Good Friday as in every other state, was a legal holiday in North Carolina for 52 years. The bill establishing the holiday was introduced by Senator Paul Davis Grady [2] of Johnston County [3] and was ratified on 19 Apr. 1935 [4]. Although no written documents support the claim, oral tradition has long maintained that the reason North Carolina celebrated Easter Monday was to afford fans a greater opportunity to attend the North Carolina State [5]-Wake Forest [6] baseball game [7], which for many years was played the Monday after Easter. The law was amended in 1987 [8] to observe the holiday on Good Friday rather than Easter Monday.
Additional Resources:
1935 NC Session Laws:https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/public-laws-and-resolutions-passed-by-the-general-assembly-at-its-session-of-...1935/4113812 [9]
1987 NC Session Laws: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/session-laws-and-resolutions-passed-by-the-general-assembly-1987-first-session-v.2/4007686 [8]
1 January 2006 | Williford, Jo Ann