#american holidays

[tamapalace]

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[hoorayezenglish]

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[onearthwerebrieflygorgons]

I just realized.

In two years, the Glorious 25th of May will be Memorial Day (in the US).

Idk what to do with this information, but it feels Important.

[katherineelizfan]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[xiaomao-ai-wo]

:) almost back to routine at work. Woohoo! Have a morning doodle that smudged when I stuck it to the coffee machine

[tavtiers]

Aspect Holidays

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, here is a list of some of the most popular American holidays matched to their corresponding Homestuck god tier aspects.

Space: Christmas (beauty, gift giving, birth) Void: April Fools’ Day (deception, misfortune) Breath: Independence Day (freedom) Life: Easter (rebirth, growth, fertility) Mind: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (justice, rationality) Rage: Veteran’s Day (war, will to fight) Hope: New Year’s Eve (wishes, optimism, revelry) Heart: Valentine’s Day (love, passion) Doom: Halloween (fear, caution, monsters) Blood: Thanksgiving Day (family, connection) Light: St. Patrick’s Day (luck, gold) Time: Memorial Day (death, history)

[amerikaz1]

Since 2023, the United States has been celebrating Columbus' Day for about 86 years.

There are over a million Americans who are older than Columbus Day.

Italian immigrants have been celebrating Columbus Day for about 157 years. That's only a century and a half in the long game.

Whose idea was it to celebrate a slave trader?

Ask the Catholic Church...

[callmebliss]

We stopped on the way home from the Y, where we had gone for a Mother’s Day Dunk in the hot tub. Needed to get some juice and something to cook for dinner. I stayed in the car while SALM went inside. A minute later he texted me “!!!” Followed by this picture of the flower section:

[redd956]

Happy 4th of July to my tumblr peeps in the USA!

(Also happy have a good time trying to avoid loud noises to any of my peeps in the USA who hate fireworks, gunshots, or loud noises for any form or reason)(you guys are not forgotten in my heart)

[whatnext10]

Hope Everyone has a Wonderful Labor Day!

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[historyandarthijinks]

I wish for a great and peaceful memorial day to those celebrating, and especially those grieving/paying respects to the fallen

And for my many many friends outside of the United States

What is Memorial Day?

Memorial Day is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the last Monday of May.

It is to honor the dead and their mourning counterparts of those who have died while serving in the United States Military.

This is Arlington National Cemetery, a national cemetery in the United States dedicated to dead soldiers and veterans. It has become a symbol in itself for Memorial Day

There is usually a ceremony that can be viewed on the TV, local parades, and it is traditional to buy a poppy flower to honor the dead.

Taps is played, and a moment of silence is often done at least once in ceremonies/similar to honor the dead.

Equivalent Holidays

Remembrance Day

Heroes' Day

ANZAC Day

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Yom HaZikaron

Volkstauertag

Memorial Day (South Korea)

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And More...

[krsonmar]

Oddly enough, we do have Christmas stores that I believe are open year-round or at least not just the month or two before Christmas?

Which tells you where our priorities are (out of whack, as per uszh).

are you telling me americans have stores that open up SPECIFICALLY for halloween and just. dont exist any other time of the year. you people are insane

[kamukuras-blank-space]

I present the worst thing I've seen served this year for Thanks Giving. Gelatin shrimp.

[usernamesarehard1]

I have such a weird relationship with Thanksgiving.

Because, on the one hand, it's nice to be together with family (blood or chosen) and reflect on the good things you have in life. I think that's important and good for our mental health.

But at the same time, it's a holiday rooted in America trying to cover up its horrible and bloody history of colonialism and the genocide of native tribes by making up a story that isn't even really true about two specific groups of native and european people getting along.

So part of me likes it as a holiday based on what it means in its modern sense, but I also feels gross to be celebrating it based on its history.

[libiemoon]

[ringwraithmd]

to anyone who might be having a difficult time today: I'm holding out my hand for you, there's a place here if you'd like to sit for a bit.