It’s half your fault!

[PantyFanatic]

Most EVERYBODY knows what July 4th is to Americans, but few of us know what July 14th is some place else. We knew that the Aussies are aware of Halloween, but were surprised when they told us Oz doesn’t have that holiday.:confused: There are a lot of shameful and bad reasons for our ethnocentric view :o and a few good ones.:rolleyes: One of those reasons is that our socioeconomic, capitalistic culture tells us AND the rest of the world, about everything we do or should do. And it obviously works. ;) We may not look so stupid if you told us about your holidays.

What holidays, events, observations or even traditions does your calendar have that we may not know about? Whether it’s a National holiday with great affair or even just a local tradition, tell us about it. :)

[PantyFanatic]

I WONDER if there is a St. George’s Day SOMEPLACE? :rolleyes:





















;)

[Oldfart]

We in Oz celebrate ANZAC Day (25APR) much like your Memorial Day.

We don't celebrate Halloween ( an old Scots time of horror and few toffee apples) nor do we

celebrate Thanksgiving. We celebrate at the major Christian Holy days and a few holidays

centred on Social and civic themes.

It's amazing how many Aussie kids can tell you who was the first President, but not our

first Prime Minister after Federation.

[LixyChick]

Good idea PF!

TY for sharing (((OF)))!

[moose]

We also have a holiday for a horse race (Melbourne Cup) first tuesday of November

we have a Labour day holiday 10 march and we also celibrate the queens birthday with a holiday but 6 weeks after her birthday.

in total in the state i am in we have 13 public holidays a year or maybe 11

we dont celebrate Halloween as PF said but each year we have more kids
out doing trick or treat, must be the free candy

[scotzoidman]

Just to clear up any confusion, US does not celebrate Hallowe'en as a official holiday, as nobody I know of gets a day off...it's basically just an excuse for kids to learn the grown-up art of extortion, & for grown-ups to dress in goofy outfits as if they were children again...

[lizzardbits]

I Loooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvve Halloween! It is my favorite holliday (well the summer solstice comes in a close second) :D

[Scarecrow]

Here is a list of the official USA federal holidays

New Year's Day, January 1st.
Birthday of Martin Luther King, third Monday in January.
Inauguration Day, January 20th every four years,
Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February
Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May.
Memorial Day, last Monday in May
Flag Day, June 14th.
United States of America's Independence Day, July 4.
Labor Day, first Monday in September.
Columbus Day, second Monday in October
Veterans Day, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November.
Christmas Day, December 25th.

[jbh3]

I Loooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvve Halloween! It is my favorite holliday (well the summer solstice comes in a close second) :D

YOU LOVE HALLOWEEN LIZZ!!! NO WAY!!!I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE :)

[dicksbro]

Illinois celebrates Casimir Pulaski Day and the kids get the day out of school. Casimir Pulaski (1748?-1779) was a Polish native who became a war hero in two countries. In Poland, he was a leader in the effort to defend his nation against Russian forces in the 1760s and 1770s. When the defense ultimately failed to prevent the partition of Poland, Pulaski fled his country. He was eventually recruited by Benjamin Franklin to help fight against the British for American independence.

Pulaski's achievements during the American Revolution, as chief of cavalry and while heading an independent legion, are recognized in Illinois each year on the first Monday of March. Illinois is home to just under one tenth of the Polish-American population.

[maddy]

You know what's ironic to me about Pulaski Day? It's not celebrated in Poland. Interesting, eh?

[TinTennessee]

Most EVERYBODY knows what July 4th is to Americans, but few of us know what July 14th is some place else. We knew that the Aussies are aware of Halloween, but were surprised when they told us Oz doesn’t have that holiday.:confused: There are a lot of shameful and bad reasons for our ethnocentric view :o and a few good ones.:rolleyes: One of those reasons is that our socioeconomic, capitalistic culture tells us AND the rest of the world, about everything we do or should do. And it obviously works. ;) We may not look so stupid if you told us about your holidays.

What holidays, events, observations or even traditions does your calendar have that we may not know about? Whether it’s a National holiday with great affair or even just a local tradition, tell us about it. :)


WHO TYPED THIS FOR HIM?!!! roflmao

[PantyFanatic]

WHO TYPED THIS FOR HIM?!!! roflmao
MS Word 2003 spellcheck ;)













:D

[scotzoidman]

Illinois celebrates Casimir Pulaski Day and the kids get the day out of school. Casimir Pulaski (1748?-1779) was a Polish native who became a war hero in two countries. In Poland, he was a leader in the effort to defend his nation against Russian forces in the 1760s and 1770s. When the defense ultimately failed to prevent the partition of Poland, Pulaski fled his country. He was eventually recruited by Benjamin Franklin to help fight against the British for American independence.

Pulaski's achievements during the American Revolution, as chief of cavalry and while heading an independent legion, are recognized in Illinois each year on the first Monday of March. Illinois is home to just under one tenth of the Polish-American population.
We actually named a town after him in TN...although some believe it's really what people said to a farmer named Lasky after he had a run-in with a skunk...






<rim shot>

[scotzoidman]

Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February I believe this one has been modified slightly as Presidents' Day, moved back a little to bring it closer to Lincoln's Birthday (Feb 12)

[Steph]

I WONDER if there is a St. George’s Day SOMEPLACE? :rolleyes:

The Catholic kids in Newfoundland got St. Patrick's Day as a holiday & the Protestants got St. George's. It'd be interesting to see the correlating research on which group has more alcoholics. :rolleyes:

[scotzoidman]

The Catholic kids in Newfoundland got St. Patrick's Day as a holiday & the Protestants got St. George's. It'd be interesting to see the correlating research on which group has more alcoholics. :rolleyes:
Maybe it'd be easier just to count the non-alcoholic Newfies?

[Oldfart]

They attend their drinking establishments religiously?

[wyndhy]

if they do, they likely pray to the porcelain god.

[Oldfart]

Ah yes, chanting the mantra to the prophet "Bruce and his mate Ralph".

Funny you should bring this up.

[wyndhy]

spew think so?

[Oldfart]

You wretch!!

[wyndhy]

i'm heaving trouble trying to figure what this convo's 'ot to do with holidays so i throw up my hands in surrender.

[Oldfart]

My mate Chuck thinks this whole conversation's spurious.

[wyndhy]

aw...lighten up, chuck. we're just having some fun

[lizzardbits]

*Lizz stretches and technicolor yawns* oh here guys! Have some of these. *Lizz tosses her cookies your way*

[Oldfart]

lizz

Didn't you make it to Home Economics that day? Cookies aren't supposed to be that runny.

wyndhy

It's just a little liquid laugh.

[lizzardbits]

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/puke.gif

[Oldfart]

lizz

You were well brought up, weren't you.

[scotzoidman]

How very crude for you all to hurl such observations...

[Oldfart]

Yes, but where did the carrot pieces come from?

[wyndhy]

we seem to be regurgitating the same topic over and over.

[Fangtasia]

Bet PF is spewin' his thread has been hijacked *LOL*

[PantyFanatic]

Actually I expected an Aussie to try to LOWJACK it. :rolleyes:

[sodaklostsoul]

To puke or not to puke.....is that the question?

[Oldfart]

I've been waiting for PF to vent.

[PantyFanatic]

:bump:



*UMM.... UMM* :rolleyes2

[PantyFanatic]

*UMMM UMMM* :rolleyes:

[PantyFanatic]

*UMMMM UMMMM* poochie lady :curse:

[Fangtasia]

We may not look so stupid if you told us about your holidays.

I'll just try to type slower for ya PF.....will that help? LMAO

[PantyFanatic]

It might :roflmao:









... if you'd tell us something. :hair:

[Fangtasia]

I tell ya lotsa shit...but ya just dont understand it LMFAO

[PantyFanatic]

^----- *looks for subtitles*



What's a guy have to do to make it work around here? :banghead:

[Fangtasia]

^----- *looks for subtitles*



What's a guy have to do to make it work around here? :banghead:
Subtitles? Not me with the accent *LOL*

See i dont need em cause i'm fluent in typo LMFAO

[PantyFanatic]

:jacques:

[Fangtasia]

And it was ALL your fault LMAO

[Oldfart]

Alasse

Was that a tug on our heartstrings or a yank on our logic?

[Loulabelle]

Well, there is such a day as St. George's day in our calendar, but it's not a 'holiday' as such. It's a normal working day and there are no traditional practises which are observed on it. A lot of working people are told they are not allowed to display a St George's Cross flag on their vehicle or work station as it will apparently offend ethnic minorities in our country.

We also have St Andrew's day (for Scotland) St David's day (for Wales) and St Patrick's day (for Ireland).

Obviously, we don't celebrate 4th July, since it is the anniversary of the American's defeating us in the War of Independence, although I can't count how many times I've been asked if we do.

Having said that, 4th July is a very important day for us this year, as it's the day we go for our second scan, and should hopefully find out if Junior-Pucker is a boy or a girl! :D

[dicksbro]

I thought it was interesting ... I found a URL with "National Holidays" from all over the world ... :)

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Holidays.html

It's just too bad they only gave the dates and not the reasons for the holidays. :(

Then I looked some more and found ...

http://siakhenn.tripod.com/holiday.html

... and it DID say what the holidays were for. For example, did anyone know that September 8th in Andorra is Our Lady of Meritxell Day? :thumbs:

[maddy]

Little things I find strange... like today is a holiday for the Queen in Bermuda, but not in England. I'm not sure exactly what the holiday is, just that I learned this through my version of "corporate America".

[Fangtasia]

Tis also a holiday for the Queens Birthday for us today.....Qld that is

[PantyFanatic]

:rolleyes: Ya don't say!












jezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
was that so hard?







:faint:

[Fangtasia]

Yep....had to try to type so you could understand it....and its hard to type slow LMFAO

[scotzoidman]

Just don't type faster than his lips can move...

[Oldfart]

It's not actually the current Queen's birthday, but one of the earlier models.

Victoria perhaps.

It was a holiday for all Oz except West Oz, I think.

[PantyFanatic]

I'm starting to think it’s ALL your fault. :nod: I haven’t seen a lot of posting on here?!?! :brows:

Happy Canada Day to all our friends above the 49th. :) ……….. and especially to Newfoundland, who is having their Memorial Day also.

They have to be the smartest province among our great neighbors. (They threw Steph out, didn’t they? ) :thumb:

[Steph]

Today is Canada Day but Newfoundlanders tend to be more subdued because we lost a lot of men on July 1, 1916.

In Newfoundland, today is akin to Remembrance Day (but we also celebrate11/11/11).

My province lost 820 men that day. God bless France & Belgium for their respect for that day.

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/beaumonthamel

[dicksbro]

Today is Canada Day but Newfoundlanders tend to be more subdued because we lost a lot of men on July 1, 1916.

In Newfoundland, today is akin to Remembrance Day (but we also celebrate11/11/11).

My province lost 820 men that day. God bless France & Belgium for their respect for that day.

Happy Canada Day and also God bless all those who gave there lives to help secure or preserve liberty.

Hat's off to our Canadian friends.

[Steph]

The Germans took a human toll that day but "with chins tucked down as if walking into a blizzard" the Newfs helped put a dent into 'er.

[jseal]

Steph,

Yes'm. The Somme was a terrible, terrible experience. :(

[PantyFanatic]

In a couple hours SOMEBODY:rolleyes2 in eastern Australia will be getting up and NOT going to work AGAIN.


Happy Labor Day :D

[Oldfart]

October Long Weekend already, and us not getting it up here.

[PantyFanatic]

Seeing that nobody (in San Francisco :rolleyes2 ) around here wants to ENLIGHTEN us, I wish all a pleasant
Gandhi Jayanti day





;)

[osuche]

I knew I head about that from someone. :banghead:

:rofl:

[Oldfart]

It's a newie on me.

[maddy]

I have a list of Indian National Holidays posted on my wall at work. Oddly enough, this one, Christmas, and Good Friday are the only ones I understood. Oh, I guess Independence Day too.

[maddy]

I think it's Yom Kippur today too... though I'm not good with the Jewish Holidays.