it never occurred to me that there really is a casimir pulaski day. i suppose i assumed sufjan stevens just made it up. however, i discovered today that there is also a song by the band big black called kasimir s. pulaski day. the only thing both songs have in common though, might be that neither of them is really about the guy..
it is a regional united states holiday celebrated on the first monday of march to commemorate casimir pulaski, a revolutionary war cavalry officer. apparently illinois is the only state to officially recognize casimir pulaski day. i guess that means you get the day off from school there? :)
casimir pulaski day from sufjan stevens' illinois album
a demo of the song by sufjan, which has some lyrical differences
kasimir s. pulaski day by big black
it is a regional united states holiday celebrated on the first monday of march to commemorate casimir pulaski, a revolutionary war cavalry officer. apparently illinois is the only state to officially recognize casimir pulaski day. i guess that means you get the day off from school there? :)
casimir pulaski day from sufjan stevens' illinois album
a demo of the song by sufjan, which has some lyrical differences
kasimir s. pulaski day by big black
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We don't officially get the day off in my district, but we do tend to have the last Friday in February or the first Friday in March as a countrywide institute day, so the kids do get the weekend off...