American Holidays
While it’s true that
everybody loves the holidays, it’s even more true that nobody really enjoys the
holidays as much as Americans.
Considering how hard we all work, the holidays is a great time to kick
back and relax. Best of all, American
holidays often aren’t loaded with painstaking detail. Unlike religious holidays where there are many tasks that need to
be completed, most Christian religious holidays in America have been stripped
off their religious context. Most
people think of Santa Claus when they think about Christmas, which is a shame
as Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, but it’s okay because I still got
love for Jesus.
American holidays are rich with its own unique traditions that are designed to maximize
the fun. For example, although Canada
also has a holiday called Thanksgiving, it takes place a month earlier than
American Thanksgiving. Not to compare
Canadian Thanksgiving with American Thanksgiving, but there’s the ceremonial Thanksgiving
NFL football games that provide so much joy to Americans. Turkey and football, what a great holiday!
Other great and unique American holidays include the Fourth of July. This day is always great for fireworks and
barbeques. It’s also a unique holiday
for America, as it celebrates American independence. Independence day is a uniquely American holiday, although we’re
cool if any other countries want to celebrate our independence as well. That’d be a swell gesture from the global
community.
Memorial day and veteran’s
day are other American holidays that are much more somber. However, to cheer up there’s always Columbus
Day. Columbus Day is great fun and
celebrates Christopher Columbus, the white man most commonly credited for discovering
America, a land already full of native peoples. Good work, Columbus.
For a controversial American
holiday there’s Martin Luther King Day.
Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his civil rights activities in the
1950s and 1960s. A major proponent for
the end of racial segregation, not one of America’s greatest legacies, his
assassination in 1968 shook the nation.
For his diligence and hard work, most states offer the token Martin
Luther King Day holiday.
Of course, with so many
holidays, you may be asking yourself does America really need anymore
holidays. Well, as the holidays are
generally a time where people are able to take the day off from school or work,
the answer is simply yes. If you want
to be like Columbus or Martin Luther King Jr., people that inspired holidays,
then you should pursue a noble cause.
This will not only have a great and positive effect on the world, but it
will provide the country with another holiday, and that simply would be
awesome.
If you want to discuss your favorite American holiday, we at Ringsurf are proud
to provide you with the opportunity to rant on about what holiday you
like. If you want to discuss the
controversial Groundhog Day, feel free to add your words.
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