Alabama Day
Alabama day is a holiday celebrated on the 14th of December. This holiday commemorates Alabama entering the union and becoming the 22nd state. This holiday was first celebrated in 1903 by urging of the State Department of Education and the Alabama Department of Archives and History [1].
Suggested Activities
- Review the history of Alabama
- Make a birthday card to Alabama
- Have a party on December 14th celebrating Alabama Day
- Have an "Alabama Day's eve" party on December 13th
- Preform a play of the events leading up to Alabama becoming a state
- Create large, decorative posters of the number 14
- Watch movies related to Alabama (ex. Forrest Gump, Talladega Nights)
- Give a hearty cheer whenever the clock hits 14.
- Bake cupcakes
- Paint your nails with the design of the Alabama flag.
- Create a pinata in the shape of the number 14 or in the shape of Alabama.
Other events associated with Alabama Day
- Monkey Day
- NASCAR founded in 1947 [2]
- More: see December 14
Alabama Day-Suggested Activities, retrieved 2008-12-13
Streamline Hotel-Birthplace of NASCAR (PDF), retrieved 2008-12-13