coöpted culture holidays

[rone]

So St. Patrick's Day is when we pretend we care about Ireland by eating something nobody in Ireland eats, Cinco de Mayo is when we pretend we care about Mexico by drinking something nobody in Mexico drinks... what else is out there (not counting all the Pagan holidays the Christians swiped)?

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[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of that one, too.

I'd say something about getting plowed on the 4th of July, but Americans DO drink beer (or something claiming to be beer, anyway), so that's no go.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but that's our own culture. Now, if Canadians started drinking on the 4th of July and acting like overweight assholes...

[ptomblin-lj.livejournal.com]

Canadians drinking heavily on July 4th and acting like assholes generally started on July 1st and haven't stopped yet 3 days later. You can see them on any cottage infested lake in Ontario.