Talk:New Jersey Day

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No such thing.[edit]

I've been poking around, and I cannot find any sources that state that December 18th is recognized by the State of New Jersey as a recurring holiday of any sort. It is not currently a legal state holiday observed, according to the NJ Dept of State. [1]

There was a one-time celebration of a New Jersey Day on June 24th, 2009, celebrating New Jersey's 345th anniversary of its founding as a British colony.[2]

There is another NJ Day that celebrates the merger of East and West Jersey on April 15th, 1702. [3], [4]. I'm not sure what happened, but April 17th is not mentioned on the Dept of State webpage. It sounds like it's more of a commeration than a legal holiday.

When you take all the facts from the above sources, I don't think there is enough to keep the page. This information would be better served in the main New Jersey page. Roodog2k (talk) 19:10, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So... 1) December 18 has NEVER been celebrated in any official capacity as a holiday. 2) There was a one-time New Jersey day in 2009, marking an anniversary. 3) The State Assembly passed a measure in the 1970s that requests that the governor, on an annual basis, declare April 17th a "New Jersey" day. A search of the google and the google news archives demonstrates no coverage, much less significant coverage, of any New Jersey Day celebrations on April 17 since 1970, or any coverage whatsoever of any recurring holiday called "New Jersey Day". Roodog2k (talk) 14:08, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]