I have today off. It's not a vacation day, it's a state holiday: Patriots Day. What is Patriots Day? Actually, I wasn't sure until just a few minutes ago when I looked it up online. According to this (old) article "Massachusetts and Maine celebrate Patriots Day in honor of the battles and skirmishes that began our fight for independence."

Looking around I also found an article over CNN about Patriots day and other smaller holidays. And here's another article discussing various small state holidays.

This day has also become well known because it is when the Boston Marathon is run.