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Our county is today celebrating. For the snob:) in me it feels funny to celebrate something short lived like that, but hey, I am an American now:D

Overseas we had to participate in the communistic demonstration, march in front of the leaders to demonstrate our unity against the evil imperialism and such :D

But because of poetry from Karel Macha it was always the National Love Day. In Prague to keep your lover forever you were supposed to have a - let's say GO :D - in the park near the statue on May 1st. It was not officially recognized, but surprisingly it was much more celebrated:)

Anything special connected to May 1st for USA?
 
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Interesting that you brought this up as I wished my wife and kids a happy May Day this morning. They looked at me like I was nuts. When I was a kid, my sisters always made a big deal out of May Day. For the life of me, I do not know why as we were all born and raised in Indiana. :rolleyes:

Anyway, I was always fascinated by the communist military displays and parades that would always be shown on the news on the 1st of May.
 
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Hmm,

Well happy May-Day to ya! I remember dancing around the May Pole in kindergarten. And I was not in Europe at the time. So what happened? Did the celbrations go away with a lack of the evil empire?
 
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MossRoad said:
Anyway, I was always fascinated by the communist military displays and parades that would always be shown on the news on the 1st of May.
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And it all started in Chicago.

But Czech and Moravian villages celebrate May too for centuries, before Macha and before communists.
 
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Very interesting post. We don't seem to do anything here in Canada for this day (although it's my wife's b'day May 2 so I personally have an annual scramble for cards and gifts).

I heard on the news today of riots in many countries for May day. That is kind of sad to hear.

Thanks for the history lesson!
 
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czechsonofagun said:
Our county is today celebrating. For the snob:) in me it feels funny to celebrate something short lived like that, but hey, I am an American now:D

Overseas we had to participate in the communistic demonstration, march in front of the leaders to demonstrate our unity against the evil imperialism and such :D

But because of poetry from Karel Macha it was always the National Love Day. In Prague to keep your lover forever you were supposed to have a - let's say GO :D - in the park near the statue on May 1st. It was not officially recognized, but surprisingly it was much more celebrated:)

Anything special connected to May 1st for USA?
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Nothing of broad significance but our hispanic citizens will celebrate Cinco de Mayo, May 5, the day Mexico won independence from France.

Lots of fun, dances and good eating.

Vernon
 
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Why would American citizens celebrate Mexican independence?
 
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LMTC said:
Why would American citizens celebrate Mexican independence?
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For the same reasons any ethnic American group celebrates holidays from thier former country. They love their heritage and embace it into their American lives. ;)

Now we aren't going to go down that road any further, are we?:cool:
 
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LMTC said:
Why would American citizens celebrate Mexican independence?
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GREAT QUESTION. My wife's family came from Germany, her GrandPa. When they got here, he proudly said, "we are Americans, NOT GERMANS, we celebrate holidays that Americans celebrate, and none of my kids will speak German.
 
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MossRoad said:
For the same reasons any ethnic American group celebrates holidays from thier former country. They love their heritage and embace it into their American lives. ;)

Now we aren't going to go down that road any further, are we?:cool:
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I love your inuendo......so where was it when the thread first turned down that road?
 
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LMTC said:
Why would American citizens celebrate Mexican independence?
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DUH! We dont. Its just an excuse to drink beer! :D:D:D

I doubt 99 out of 100 US citizens know what May 5th celebrates. :D Most likely they think its a marketing campaign to sell beer. :D:D:D

I remember as a kid doing the May Pole thing. Never really understood why though. Kinda like May 5th.

Later,
Dan
 
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Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day although that is a common misconception. 9-16 is actually Mexican Independence Day.

May 5 was the day that Mexican forces defeated a much 'superior' for of French forces at the Battle of Puebla - 1862.

Not completely unlike what happend to the Mexican forces years earlier at the Battle of San Jacinto in April, 1836.
 
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My understanding is it's not a big holiday in Mexico either. It's begger up here, thanks to Jose Cuervo and Corona advertising. Like you say, it is an excuse to drink beer and tequilla.

dmccarty said:
DUH! We dont. Its just an excuse to drink beer! :D:D:D

I doubt 99 out of 100 US citizens know what May 5th celebrates. :D Most likely they think its a marketing campaign to sell beer. :D:D:D

I remember as a kid doing the May Pole thing. Never really understood why though. Kinda like May 5th.

Later,
Dan
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Ha ha

Congratulations to all the TBN'ers for not turning this into a political thread.:cool::cool:
 
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RobertN said:
My understanding is it's not a big holiday in Mexico either. It's begger up here, thanks to Jose Cuervo and Corona advertising. Like you say, it is an excuse to drink beer and tequilla.
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I like the beer holidays better than the Hallmark ones....
 
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