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South Carolina Statutes, Title 53

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Title 53, Sundays, Holidays, and Other Special Days

3 chapters · 74 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 5374 Ch 3, Title 53, Chapter 347 Ch 1, Title 53, Chapter 119 Ch 5, Title 53, Chapter 58

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S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-10 Arbor Day
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The first Friday of December of each year is set apart as Arbor Day and as a part of the observance of Arbor Day the officials, teachers, supervisors, principals and superintendents of the public schools are directed to observe the first Friday in December in each year as South C…
S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-100 Family Week: creation of committee to choose "South Carolina Family of the Year"
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A committee is created to choose and honor the "South Carolina Family of the Year" which must be recognized by the presentation of an appropriate award by the Governor on Saturday of "Family Week in South Carolina". The committee is composed of one member appointed by the Governo…
S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-105 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
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The twelfth day of May of each year is designated as "Fibromyalgia Awareness Day" in South Carolina to educate employers, physicians, and citizens of South Carolina of the debilitating effects of fibromyalgia.
S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-110 Garden Week designated
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The week beginning the first Sunday of June each year is designated "Garden Week".

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-115 Golden-September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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The month of September of every year is declared "Golden-September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in South Carolina to honor and give courage to all those children in our State who are fighting this terrible disease.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-117 Water Safety Awareness Month

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The month of May of every year is declared "Water Safety Awareness Month" in South Carolina to promote an understanding of water safety practices and the critical importance of water safety in an effort to reduce drowning deaths among children in this State.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-120 Purple Heart Day

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The seventh day of August of each year is designated as Purple Heart Day in South Carolina to honor the decoration itself and those men and women who have received it.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-125 Aynor Harvest Hoe-Down Festival Weekend

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The third Saturday in September of each year is designated "Aynor Harvest Hoe-Down Festival Weekend" in South Carolina in recognition of the cultural significance of this tradition in Horry County.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-130 Golf week designated

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The last week in April in each year is designated as "Golf Week" in South Carolina. The Governor shall issue appropriate proclamations to commemorate "Golf Week" which must be observed throughout South Carolina with appropriate ceremonies and events to recognize the: (1) economic…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-140 "Carolina Day" declared

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June twenty-eighth of each year, the anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sullivan in 1776, is declared to be "Carolina Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-150 Patriot Day, Constitution Day, and Patriotism Week observations

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(A) The week which includes the eleventh day of November in each year is designated as "Patriotism Week" in South Carolina. The Governor shall issue appropriate proclamations to commemorate "Patriotism Week" which must be observed throughout South Carolina with appropriate ceremo…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-160 September eleventh

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The eleventh day of September of each year is designated as a State Day of Remembrance for the victims of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and for the firefighters, law enforcement, National Guard, emergency service personnel, and 911 telecommunicators who risk their live…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-165 POW/MIA Recognition Day

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(A) The third Friday in September of each year is declared to be "POW/MIA Recognition Day" in South Carolina. The Governor shall issue a proclamation each year calling upon the people of South Carolina to observe "POW/MIA Recognition Day" with appropriate ceremonies and activitie…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-166 Bill of Rights Day

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(A) December fifteenth of each year, the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution, is declared to be "Bill of Rights Day" in South Carolina. (B) All governmental bodies in the State are encouraged to observe the annual Bill of Rights…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-170 South Carolina State Guard Week

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The first week of June of each year is designated as South Carolina State Guard Week."

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-185 Vietnam Veterans Survivors' and Remembrance Day

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The first Friday in May of each year is declared to be "Vietnam Veterans Survivors' and Remembrance Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-195 Veterans' Spouses and Families Day

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In gratitude and acknowledgment of the many and varied contributions of the spouses and families of this country's veterans and their sacrifices for the benefit of the freedom we so richly enjoy, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day each year is designated as "A Day of Recognition f…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-20 Frances Willard Day

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The fourth Friday in October in each year shall be set apart and designated in the public schools as Frances Willard Day and in each public school it shall be the duty of such school to prepare and render a suitable program on the day to the end that the children of the State may…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-200 Italian American Heritage Month

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The month of October of every year is designated "Italian American Heritage Month" in South Carolina in order to recognize Italian Americans for their many contributions to our State and nation.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-205 Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day

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June twenty-seventh of each year is designated as South Carolina Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) Awareness Day.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-210 South Carolina Day of Service

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The third Saturday in May of each year is declared to be "South Carolina Day of Service" in South Carolina; and all South Carolinians are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and lend a hand to make a positive difference in our great State.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-215 South Carolina Native Plant Week

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The third week in October of each year is declared to be "South Carolina Native Plant Week" in South Carolina, and all South Carolinians are encouraged to recognize the essential value and importance of the native plants of South Carolina to our state's history, economic landscap…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-220 Fibroid Tumor Awareness Month

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The month of July of each year is designated as "Fibroid Tumor Awareness Month" to raise awareness of the impact fibroid tumors have on women's health.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-225 Barbers' Day

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The third Wednesday in February of each year is designated as "Barbers' Day" in South Carolina in recognition of the cultural significance of barbering and the invaluable contributions of the practice of barbering in the Palmetto State.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-230 Penn Center Heritage Day

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The second Saturday of November of each year is designated as 'Penn Center Heritage Day' in South Carolina to promote and preserve Penn Center's true history and culture through its commitment to education, community development, and social justice.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-240 Dr. Ronald McNair Day

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The twenty-first day of October of each year is designated as "Dr. Ronald McNair Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-250 Atomic Veterans Day

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The sixteenth day of July of each year is designated as "Atomic Veterans Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-260 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day

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The third Tuesday in February of each year is designated as "Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-270 Robert Smalls Day

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The thirteenth day of May each year is designated as "Robert Smalls Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-280 Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day

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The third Saturday in November of each year is designated as "Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-290 Clog Dancing Day

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The eighth day of August of each year is designated as "Clog Dancing Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-30 General Pulaski's Memorial Day

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The Governor shall issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the government to display the flag of the United States on all governmental buildings on October eleventh of each year and inviting the people of the State to observe the day in schools and churches or other suitab…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-300 Water Professionals Day

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The first Monday of March of each year is designated as "Water Professionals Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-310 Middle Level Education Month

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The month of March of each year is designated as "Middle Level Education Month" to recognize the importance of middle level education for students.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-320 Blood Cancer Awareness Month

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The month of September of each year is designated as "Blood Cancer Awareness Month."

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-330 Mayflower Compact Day

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The twenty-first day of November of each year is designated as "Mayflower Compact Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-35 General Francis Marion Memorial Day

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The twenty-seventh day of February of each year is designated as "General Francis Marion Memorial Day" in honor of this South Carolina Revolutionary War hero.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-40 Mother's Day

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The Governor is requested to issue annually a proclamation calling upon the State officials to display the United States flag and the flag of this State on all State and school buildings and the people of the State to display the flag at their homes, lodges, churches, places of b…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-45 Family Respect Day

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The Friday immediately preceding Mother's Day of each year is designated "Family Respect Day" in recognition of the important role the family unit plays in a healthy and productive society.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-50 Grandmother's Day

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The second Sunday in October of each year is hereby officially designated "Grandmother's Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-60 South Carolina Day

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The public schools shall observe Calhoun's birthday, the eighteenth of March of each year, as South Carolina Day and on that day the school officers and teachers shall conduct such exercises as will conduce to a more general knowledge and appreciation of the history, resources an…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-65 Spirit of '45 Day

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The second Sunday in August is hereby designated as "Spirit of '45 Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-70 Loyalty Day

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May first of every year shall be designated as Loyalty Day in this State.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-75 Eartha Kitt Day

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January seventeenth of each year, the birthday of the late actress, singer, and native South Carolinian Eartha Mae Kitt, is declared to be "Eartha Kitt Day" in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-80 Martin Luther King Day

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The third Monday of January of each year, is declared to be Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in South Carolina.

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-85 Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Day; World Sickle Cell Day

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(A) The nineteenth day of June of each year is designated as "Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Day" to commemorate and reflect on the freedom of African Americans and their contributions to this State and nation. (B) In addition to the provisions of subsection (A), the nineteent…

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-3-90 Family Week designated

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The last week in August of each year is declared "Family Week in South Carolina." The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall develop a plan to promote the celebration of Family Week. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the promotion of local festivals, page…