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cupiscent

Stuff I read this week

Nov 25, 2005 08:20

I'm curious; what is your Thanks being Given for, Americans? Anyway, hope you're having/had fun with it.

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azewewish November 24 2005, 21:33:08 UTC

What, you mean, why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

cupiscent November 24 2005, 22:25:12 UTC

I suppose so. What does it mean?

azewewish November 24 2005, 22:52:16 UTC

Well, the story goes, the first winter that the Pilgrims (our British settlers) were in America (in the late 1600s), they would have all froze to death & starved, except that the Native American Indians shared their crops and shelter. (We won't get into what the Pilgrims did to repay this kindness, nor what the American government has done over the centuries to the Native Americans, because that's not really the point of this story). The story (parts of it real, parts of it not so much) came to symbolize the melting pot that is America & how different cultures can come together in friendship & generosity ( ... )

cupiscent November 24 2005, 23:09:18 UTC

We have Australia Day, where we celebrate being a land with great beer and great music. *G* (Seriously, we all get pissed and listen to the Hottest 100 (best of the year countdown) on the radio and/or go to the Big Day Out. I'm serious. Mostly. That's probably just my generation.)

Christmas is usually the family get-together day. Though given the hemisphere difference, that getting together is usually done on the beach, or by the pool. It also meshes with the sports thing, because on Boxing Day (26th Dec), both the Boxing Day Test (cricket) and the Sydney to Hobart (yacht race) start.

Australia Day (26th Jan) is, I suppose, spirit-of-mateship day. BBQs and shenanigans. Not so much of the family deal.

And then there's Anzac Day (25th April), which is a war memorial day, sort of a solemn forging-of-our-identity day.

This concludes the crash course in Australian sociology. *G*

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cupiscent November 25 2005, 00:11:45 UTC

*snigger*

bantha_fodder November 24 2005, 23:23:54 UTC

You are awesome. AWESOME.

Plus, OMG, Starwars.

cupiscent November 25 2005, 00:12:11 UTC

It's because I associate with such awesome people. *nods*

re: cedric laid... hlglne November 24 2005, 23:28:42 UTC

http://www.livejournal.com/users/hackthis/333196.html

This is a great cedric-viktor fic, rec'd by minotaur.

Re: cedric laid... cupiscent November 25 2005, 00:46:22 UTC

Absolutely everything hackthis writes is worth the time. Thanks for the link!