Georgia’s 2016 calendar will reflect the removal of two Confederate holidays: Robert E. Lee’s birthday, which is on January 19 but will be observed on November 27 in 2015; and Confederate Memorial Day, which is on April 26 but was observed on April 27 in 2015.
However, the calendar will not be completely free of these holidays: on the 2016 calendar, the aforementioned dates will now both say “state holiday.” And the state will still recognize the importance of these days because the Capitol and state agency offices will both be closed on those dates.
“There will be a state holiday on that day,” said Brian Robinson, a spokesperson for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. “Those so inclined can observe Confederate Memorial Day and remember those who died in that conflict.”
