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> Lots of people don't know what "Juneteenth" means, since it's not a real word. The federal holiday was called "Juneteenth" because the existing celebration w
by justin66 1y ago
> Lots of people don't know what "Juneteenth" means, since it's not a real word.
The federal holiday was called "Juneteenth" because the existing celebration which it formalizes in law was called "Juneteenth."
Renaming it would have been weird.