Cultural Holidays

[blaze96]

I live in America and tomorrow is the Fourth of July, a major US cultural holiday, and that causes me to think of a lot of things. One of these was major cultural holidays elsewhere, but I don't know of that many, so I figured I may as well ask here. So for everyone here I have a few questions What is a major cultural holiday where you live? (Note: No Christmas, Easter, or other christian holidays celebrated worldwide please), What date is the holiday?, and What is the significance, meaning, and/or history of the holiday?

 

[Curtmiester]

Canada day was yesterday.

 

[Rascarin]

November 11th? Commemorating the end of World War One. At least I think its WW1... it might be for both.

 

[wewontdie11]

November 5th is bonfire night in England. In celebration of Guy Fawkes failing to blow up parliament.

 

[Matronadena]

I live in America and tomorrow is the Fourth of July, a major US cultural holiday, and that causes me to think of a lot of things. One of these was major cultural holidays elsewhere, but I don't know of that many, so I figured I may as well ask here. So for everyone here I have a few questions What is a major cultural holiday where you live? (Note: No Christmas, Easter, or other christian holidays celebrated worldwide please), What date is the holiday?, and What is the significance, meaning, and/or history of the holiday?

with me there is an interesting twist...Here ( and yes I AM in the States, but not a native) We celebrate most of the US holidays...

" well to be fair the 4th is an excuse to grill, and watch fireworks,"

however, we celebrate alot of the old Celtic holidays ( tied with the major modern UK ones)
and most of the Japanese holidays like Obon, golden week etc.

 

[Church256]

November 5th is bonfire night in England. In celebration of Guy Fawkes failing to blow up parliament.

Oh just England? So what are we celebrating in the rest of the UK on the 5th then?

Lots of patron saint's days. 30th November is St. Andrew's Day in Scotland. 17th March St. Patrick'ss Day in Ireland (although I think this is celebrated world wide). And um... I forget the English 1 (St. George?) and don't even know if Wales has 1. :S

 

[wewontdie11]

November 5th is bonfire night in England. In celebration of Guy Fawkes failing to blow up parliament.

Oh just England? So what are we celebrating in the rest of the UK on the 5th then?

I have no idea. You've got your own parliaments (albeit still answerable to the English one in some cases) in the other countries of the UK now. Get your own damn anti-terrorist holidays!

 

[Church256]

November 5th is bonfire night in England. In celebration of Guy Fawkes failing to blow up parliament.

Oh just England? So what are we celebrating in the rest of the UK on the 5th then?

I have no idea. You've got your own parliaments (albeit still answerable to the English one in some cases) in the other countries of the UK now. Get your own damn anti-terrorist holidays!

Anti-terrorist... wasn't Fawkes the good guy in the whole story? or was that just because I learned the story at school?

 

[AroLombardi]

Sort of off topic: Fourth of July was canceled here in Vancouver. We didn't have enough money to allow fireworks or something like that. TT_TT

 

[wewontdie11]

Anti-terrorist... wasn't Fawkes the good guy in the whole story? or was that just because I learned the story at school?

I suppose he is portrayed in an endearing manner but he was a person that essentially wanted to destroy or fight the government and what it represented through extreme and violent means. If that isn't terrorism Bin Laden been getting some misleading labels recently...

 

[BlindTom]

Lol culture. I think I will celebrate tomorrow as the day my parents assumed I was stupid. Locking their bedroom door before leaving for a 'barbecue' and expecting me to not know they would be gone for a while and throwing a party. It will mostly consist of hungover cleaning.

 

[Church256]

Anti-terrorist... wasn't Fawkes the good guy in the whole story? or was that just because I learned the story at school?

I suppose he is portrayed in an endearing manner but he was a person that essentially wanted to destroy or fight the government and what it represented through extreme and violent means. If that isn't terrorism Bin Laden been getting some misleading labels recently...

Never thought of it like that. Ah well still an excuse to have fun and get drunk watching fireworks.

 

[bookboy]

November 11th? Commemorating the end of World War One. At least I think its WW1... it might be for both.

the date is for the end of the First World war, but the holiday is technically to commemorate the sacrifices of all veterans in every war they have fought.