It's a federal holiday, but states have varying rules about how it's observed.
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At least 33 states and D.C. will give most state government workers a paid day off Friday for Juneteenth this year, according to the Pew Research Center.
Why it matters: States differ considerably on how to mark the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.
Catch up quick: Texas made Juneteenth a permanent holiday in 1980, but most other states didn't act until 2020 or later.
This year, at least 33 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
The U.S. federal holiday calendar includes 11 significant days that Americans observe and celebrate
Since its inception over 160 years ago, celebrations around the Juneteenth holiday have only grown in the United States.
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