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| {{Infobox Holiday | |||
| |holiday_name = Evacuation Day | |||
| |type = historical | |||
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| |image = SiegeBoston.jpg | |||
| |caption = Engraving depicting the evacuation of ] | |||
| |official_name = | |||
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| |observedby =] and state offices located there<br> | |||
| ] public schools<br> | |||
| ] public schools | |||
| |ends = | |||
| |date = March 17 | |||
| |celebrations = Commemoration ceremony at ]<br> | |||
| ] festivities | |||
| |observances = | |||
| |relatedto = ] | |||
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| March 17 is '''Evacuation Day''', a ] observed in ]<ref name="LegalHoliday">]</ref> and by the ] in ]<ref name="Cambridge">]</ref> and ].<ref name="Somerville">]</ref> The holiday commemorates the ] of ] forces from the city of ] following the ], early in the ]. Schools and government offices (which include many ] state government offices located in the city of Boston, which is in Suffolk County) are closed. If March 17 falls on a weekend, schools and government offices are closed on the following Monday in observance. It is the same day as ], a coincidence that played a role in the establishment of the holiday. | |||
| ==Historical background== | |||
| {{see|Siege of Boston}} | |||
| The 11-month ] ended when the ], under the command of ], ] in early March 1776 with ]s ]. British General ], whose garrison and navy were threatened by these positions, was forced to decide between attack and retreat. To prevent what could have been a repeat of the ], Howe decided to retreat, withdrawing from Boston to ] on March 17. | |||
| The British evacuation was Washington's first victory of the ]. It was also a huge morale boost for the ], as the city where the rebellion began was the first to be liberated. | |||
| ==Establishment of the holiday== | |||
| While ] parades have been held in Boston since 1876, Evacuation Day was not declared a holiday in the city until 1901,<ref name="Vrabel241">], p. 241</ref> amid interest in local history that also resulted in the construction of the ] Monument. The state made it a holiday in Suffolk County in 1938.<ref name="Vrabel241"/> The large Irish population of Boston at that time played a role in the establishment of the holiday.<ref name="OConnor124">], p. 124</ref> | |||
| ] at Boston's 2008 St. Patrick's Day parade]] | |||
| ==Observance activities== | |||
| Evacuation Day activities in the areas that observe the holiday are limited. Most events of note, like the annual ] and politicians' breakfast in ], are dominated by celebrations of Irish culture. The parade is officially designated the Saint Patrick's Day and Evacuation Day Parade.{{fact|date=April 2009}} The Allied War Veterans of South Boston mark the day with a ceremony on Dorchester Heights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/happy_evacuatio.html|accessdate=2009-03-17|title=Happy Evacuation Day!|first=Andrew|last=Ryan|publisher=Boston.com}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==Notes== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| *{{cite book|title=South Boston, My Home Town: The History of an Ethnic Neighborhood|first=Thomas H.|last=O'Connor|publisher=UPNE|year=1994|ref=OConnor|isbn=9781555531881}} | |||
| *{{cite book|title=When in Boston: a time line & almanac|first=Jim|last=Vrabel|publisher=UPNE|year=2004|isbn=9781555536213|ref=Vrabel}} | |||
| *{{cite web|url=http://www.cpsd.us/Web/PubInfo/CPS_Calendar07-08.pdf|format=PDF|title=Cambridge School Calendar 2007–2008|publisher=Cambridge Public Schools|accessdate=2009-03-17|ref=CambridgeSchoolCalendar}} | |||
| *{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cishol/holidx.htm|title=Massachusetts List of Legal Holidays|publisher=Massachusetts Secretary of State|accessdate=2008-12-16|ref=LegalHoliday}} | |||
| *{{cite web|url=http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/components/docmgr/download.php?sectiondetailid=13305&fileitem=5979|format=PDF|title=Somerville School Calendar 2009|publisher=Somerville Public Schools|accessdate=2009-03-17|ref=SomervilleSchoolCalendar}} | |||
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