Commemorating the end of slavery, what holiday is celebrated on the day Granger arrived in Galveston?

The emancipation of slaves was announced in Texas on June 19, 1865, and is today celebrated as Juneteenth. The end of the Civil War came in the form of Granger's announcement of General Orders No. 3, which stated: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor."

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