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. There are a lot of shameful and bad reasons for our ethnocentric view and a few good ones. 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.

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

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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.

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Good idea PF!

TY for sharing (((OF)))!

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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

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...

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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.

Maybe it'd be easier just to count the non-alcoholic Newfies?

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If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

They attend their drinking establishments religiously?

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

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some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
Hypothetically Speaking * Something More * Cammy Interrupted * An Experimental Vacation * Masked * so..damn..hot * Thank You * My toy, his idea * no.19 Maple Lane * I Have A Surprise For You * Yesterday * In a Quiet Kitchen * help me decide * untitled prose * more untitled prose

WHO TYPED THIS FOR HIM?!!! roflmao

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

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It might









... if you'd tell us something.

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

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