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Juneteenth is the same sort of portmanteau as Trucktober. Plus holidays have weird names. What's a Christmas, a Mardi Gras, a Festivus? It's almost entirely a m
by pvg 1y ago
Juneteenth is the same sort of portmanteau as Trucktober. Plus holidays have weird names. What's a Christmas, a Mardi Gras, a Festivus? It's almost entirely a matter of usage and familiarity.
- delecti 1y agoI mean, Christ Mass is also the same sort of portmanteau. And as an aside, I was curious about Festivus. Apparently it's Latin for "excellent, jovial, lively."
- pvg 1y agoYou're pre-qualified for the Feats of Strength but not, so far, for the Airing of Grievances.
- Izkata 1y agoOrigin of Festivus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1njzgXSzA-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1njzgXSzA-A The writer of this episode based it on something from his family that his father did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oeu2cVABHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oeu2cVABHg
- delecti 1y agoI knew what Festivus is, I was specifically curious about the etymology.
- SketchySeaBeast 1y agoYeah, people get their knickers in a twist about Juneteenth but will say "February" like that makes complete sense.