I debated posting this last Friday. But, then, I decided not to.
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160 years + 1 day
Memorial Day, 2022
I’ve written about prejudice and hate in the world (on my blog and other places such as Reflections of a Redhead). It’s something that is taught by parents to their children. It’s something that makes this world just a little tougher to survive.
Do you know what today is?
What a day. Rosh Chodesh Adar. That means Purim is in two weeks. It’s also Chinese New Year. And, it’s Lincoln’s Birthday- what used to be a holiday when I was a tyke. (Now we celebrate that bland ‘President’s Day’ on a Monday, soon. Thanks to Tricky Dick and the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971.)
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Did you know that today is a holiday?
OK. Certainly NOT in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Can you imagine folks who think it’s acceptable to don Blackface would consider honoring the 16th President of the United States? The one who made it possible to terminate the concept of a split in the country?)
The 12th…
On days like today, I miss not living in New York. Because, back when I lived in metropolitan New York, we had two secular holidays in February- Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday. Our 16th and 1st Presidents.
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The 12th of February. Another major holiday sacrificed for the efficiency (sic) of business.
The Ides of April (give or take)
This year provides an unusual confluence of events.
150 years ago, this past Thursday, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses P. Grant. Which meant that the Civil War, the war between the North and the South, the war between factions in America was “officially” over. But, like our Battle for Independence, the war went on for at least a few more months. There wasn’t instant communication back then- but. more importantly, to my mind, the war is still ongoing.
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I grew up in the State of New York. Back then, we had two holidays in February- Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday. Our 16th and 1rst Presidents.
The 12th of February
When I was younger- and living in New York- today was always a holiday. Our reverence for Abraham Lincoln meant that we missed school, we missed work, and we reflected on how he changed our nation.