Patriots' Day
Boston spring holiday
Patriots' Day is a civic holiday in Massachusetts and Maine, observed on the third Monday of April.
It commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which marked the start of the American Revolutionary War.
The Boston Marathon is traditionally held on Patriots' Day.
Not to be confused with Patriot Day, the September 11 memorial observance.
- reenactmentsStaged reproductions of events
- Boston MarathonAnnual Massachusetts footrace
- finish lineRace completion marker
- running shoesFootwear for athletic movement
- MinutemenColonial instant-ready militia
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Patriots' DayIndependence Day
National sovereignty anniversary
Memorial Day · Veterans Day · Thanksgiving · federal holiday · national holiday
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