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(A British person ponders …) “Why do Americans have two Christmas-type celebrations (travel, food, family drama) a month apart? It seems … odd.”
by implements 5y ago
(A British person ponders …) “Why do Americans have two Christmas-type celebrations (travel, food, family drama) a month apart? It seems … odd.”
- marginalia_nu 5y agoTo be fair, both New Year's Eve and Christmas are essentially the same holiday (a solstice celebration missing the mark by a few days).
- Turing_Machine 5y agoThanksgiving is more of a (somewhat late) harvest festival than a solstice festival.
- kwertyoowiyop 5y agoIf you’re recommending we add another two in June and July for symmetry, I’m up for that.