State Patty's Day State Patty's Day State Patty's Day is a student-led holiday that acts as a Pennsylvania State University alternative to the traditional Saint Patrick's Day. It began on Friday, March 2, 2007, because Saint Patrick's Day fell during spring break, which would have left students unable to celebrate the holiday while at school and with friends. The first annual State Patty's Day (so named because the students replaced Saint with State in the name of the holiday) took place on March 2, 2007. Students began flocking the streets of downtown State College, and bars and restaurants in the area opened early
Celebrate Freedom Week 2003. Celebrate Freedom Week Celebrate Freedom Week is an official holiday celebrated by five U.S. states. Celebrate Freedom Week is a week designed to emphasize the teaching of the country’s origins with an emphasis on the founding documents. The curriculum is taught to children of various age groups, dependant on which state it's being taught in, from kindergarten through the 12th grade. As of September 2013, the fives states that officially celebrate this holiday are Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Even though several states have made this an official holiday, there isn't a set week among the states when