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[[Michigan]]-born songwriter [[Sufjan Stevens]] titled a song "Casimir Pulaski Day" on his album ''[[Illinois (album)|Illinois]]''.<!-- DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ALBUM: the album is "Illinois", one track is "Come on Feel the Illinoise": see the Talk:Sufjan_Stevens page--> The song is not specifically about the celebration but about a personal event that took place on Casimir Pulaski Day as indicated by the lyric, "... in the morning, in the winter shade, on the first of March, on the holiday..." |
[[Michigan]]-born songwriter [[Sufjan Stevens]] titled a song "Casimir Pulaski Day" on his album ''[[Illinois (album)|Illinois]]''.<!-- DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ALBUM: the album is "Illinois", one track is "Come on Feel the Illinoise": see the Talk:Sufjan_Stevens page--> The song is not specifically about the celebration but about a personal event that took place on Casimir Pulaski Day as indicated by the lyric, "... in the morning, in the winter shade, on the first of March, on the holiday..." |
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[[Big Black]], a Chicago-based [[post-hardcore]] band active between 1982 and 1987, have a song titled "Kasimir S. Pulaski Day" on their album |
[[Big Black]], a Chicago-based [[post-hardcore]] band active between 1982 and 1987, have a song titled "Kasimir S. Pulaski Day" on their album [[Songs About Fucking]]. |
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Revision as of 19:50, 27 February 2009
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| Observed by | City of Chicago; State of Illinois |
| Type | city holiday; state holiday |
| Date | First Monday in March |
| 2023 date | March 6 |
| 2024 date | March 4 |
| 2025 date | March 3 |
| 2026 date | March 2 |
| Related to | General Pulaski Memorial Day |
Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in Illinois on the first Monday of every March to commemorate Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born March 4, 1747 in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski. He is known for his contributions to the U.S. military in the American Revolution by training its soldiers and cavalry.
The day is celebrated mainly in areas that have large Polish populations. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city in the world, save for Warsaw.[1] This is a separate holiday from the federal holiday, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death at the Siege of Savannah on October 11, 1779.
Illinois enacted a law on June 20, 1977 to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978. The bill was introduced by Senator Leroy W. Lemke, Democrat from Chicago. Chicago celebrates Pulaski Day on the first Monday in March with an annual parade. Cook County government (which includes Chicago) and the LaSalle Public Library also close on this holiday.
Outside of Illinois
The holiday is also observed in some Wisconsin public schools, celebrated March 4, as outlined in state statute 118.02 (although this is not universally observed). Indiana also marks the day as a commemorative day by governor's proclamation IC 1-1-12.5.[2]
In popular culture
Michigan-born songwriter Sufjan Stevens titled a song "Casimir Pulaski Day" on his album Illinois. The song is not specifically about the celebration but about a personal event that took place on Casimir Pulaski Day as indicated by the lyric, "... in the morning, in the winter shade, on the first of March, on the holiday..."
Big Black, a Chicago-based post-hardcore band active between 1982 and 1987, have a song titled "Kasimir S. Pulaski Day" on their album Songs About Fucking.
References
- ^ Chicago's Polish neighborhoods, USA Weekend, 2005-05-15, retrieved 2008-11-04
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title1/ar1/ch12.5.html