The Holiday Month is an attempt to celebrate a calendar years worth of holidays during the month of January, 2012.
When the holiday takes place on a specific day (i.e. St. Patrick's Day always takes place on March 17th), then it will be celebrated on January 17th. When a holiday takes place on a rotating day (i.e. Thanksgiving takes place on the fourth Thursday of November), then it will be celebrated on the corresponding day in January.
Concessions had to be made for holidays corresponding with religious calendars . These holidays, such as Easter and Purim, will be celebrated on the dates that they are taking place in 2012. Mardi Gras, the celebration that marks the beginning of the season of Lent, is being celebrated on the Tuesday before Easter, as this would then represent the beginning and end of that religious celebration.
The holidays celebrated during this month are in NO WAY all of the holidays celebrated throughout the year. Every effort was made to create a list that would cover major religious beliefs, as well as fun and interesting holidays that everyone might not celebrate.
Happy Holidays!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
July 4th
A bit worn out from yesterdays Fat Feast, we opted for a casual American tradition of beers, dogs (red snappahs included), beans and cupcakes. The firecrackers sat idly on the table as the cold nights of Portland in January kept us inside.
I like that even though we're many miles apart, we both still celebrated with PBR.
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