Happy Loyalty Day, Everyone!

[RedZezz]

Yes, most countries get to celebrate May Day, or International Workers Day, in celebration of the heroic struggles by working people around the world for better conditions. However,I have learned that the United States codified "Loyalty Day" into law some time ago. You can find it on Cornell University Law school:

Title 36 > subtitle I> Part A > Chapter 1 > § 115

The purpose is: "a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom."

President Barak Obama has issued this statement, supporting Loyalty Day:

You can find the address on whitehouse.gov

My question is: "Do any other states in the world have a "convenient" day of reaffirming loyalty to the state on this particular day?"

[Raubleaux]

I remember doing research about the Chinese American community for my senior thesis in college and I learned that Loyalty Day was a really big deal among the anti-communist Chinese exiles in places like New York.

[thesadmafioso]

I have not nor have I ever been a member of the communist party, go USA #1 freedom!

Seriously though, I read about this too a while back, quite the odd holiday. If I recall correctly it was enacted as law by Eisenhower in the early 50's simply to serve as a counterweight to the leftist overtones of May Day. Why this relic of the cold war is still recognized today is beyond my knowledge though.

[Tablo]

No one in my family as ever heard of it. I find it amusing they actually tried pull this kind of shit. It was quite unsuccessful from the looks of things.

[Red Commissar]

"Loyalty Day" is shown in this propaganda clip @ 1:15. It had that kind of nonsense:

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I think it was something more limited to the 50s Red Scares though.