Author Topic: Is there a holiday this weekend? (Read 752 times)

Matthew · « **on:** June 23, 2013, 03:55:26 PM »

I hear people talking about 4-day weekends, BOTH neighbors had parties on their back porches on Saturday (neither of them usually do this), etc. The grocery store was a madhouse -- similar to major feasting holidays. (Yes, we stop by the grocery store for a few things while we're in town on Sunday. Going anywhere during the week is a big deal; we don't even leave the house for work.)

I've seen dozens of "clues" that would suggest that the 4th of July has been moved up to June 22nd or something.

What am I missing?

School/college has been out for some time; the 4th of July is the middle of NEXT week (so this isn't even the weekend before the 4th).

Memorial day is in May, and Labor day isn't for another few months.

The Superbowl is in January. Basketball season ended several days ago (the Spurs lost).

So what's the holiday no one told me about?

songbird · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2013, 03:59:54 PM »

Full Moon!

Jaynek · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2013, 04:13:14 PM »

It is a holiday weekend in Quebec. They celebrate St. Jean-Baptiste (John the Baptist) Day. Are you noticing people speaking French?
:smile:

MyrnaM · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2013, 04:50:18 PM »

No Holiday but we could start one!

:ready-to-eat: :alcohol: :cheers: :rahrah:

songbird · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2013, 06:12:11 PM »

I agree with Myrna: We will make one.

TKGS · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2013, 07:07:29 PM »

I looked at the calendar. The only thing seems to be Summer Solstice. The summer and winter solstice have become big pagan holidays lately, second only to Halloween.

Tiffany · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2013, 07:22:01 PM »

Quote from: MyrnaM

No Holiday but we could start one!

:ready-to-eat: :alcohol: :cheers: :rahrah:

:cheers:

poche · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2013, 09:04:12 AM »

The Nativity of St John the Baptist

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2013, 09:13:23 AM »

Quote from: TKGS

I looked at the calendar. The only thing seems to be Summer Solstice. The summer and winter solstice have become big pagan holidays lately, second only to Halloween.

I think you nailed it, TKGS.

Summer Solstice is a big draw for natural man - thus, pagans.

All civilizations in history, once they figured out what was going
on with the movement of the sun, and when its annual
progression to the north (or south if you're in the southern
hemisphere) reaches its limit, they've made it into some kind
of festival or 'holiday' (holiday is a secularized word that is
derived from Holy Day, which is obviously Catholic).

Therefore, even if you don't see anything commercialized going
on regarding the solstice, the spirit of the world makes
people get interested.

Memorial Day might be the 'unofficial start of summer,' but
the summer solstice is the OFFICIAL start of summer, and
this year, it not only falls on a weekend, it falls on Friday,
which is the beginning of the weekend. All the more reason
to 'celebrate'.