Ah, today is filled with my favorite kind of holiday. No, not the 'crazy kind of food you have to come up with and consume' day, not 'random and abstract noun or verb for no real reason' day, though these days are fun too. Today is full of historical holidays! And I just love it!
First up, most of you guys probably know this already, but its Columbus Day. Welcome to America, Cristóbal. There's not really any awesome ways to celebrate this day, it's just a day of observance. Though most schools and government run businesses take the day off, unlike mine...
Today is also Thanksgiving in Canada! Nice! Their Thanksgiving isn't much different than ours, other than they get a 3 day weekend and we usually get a 4-5 day weekend :) The purpose of their Thanksgiving isn't different from ours at all. It's a chance to give thanks to God for what He's given us, originally for a bountiful harvest. They celebrate with family, lots of food, parades and even (that's right) football! And not the sissy "by 'football' we mean 'futball' so really we mean 'soccer'" kinda football, either! I mean real, live Canadian Football League double-header, a.k.a the Thanksgiving Day Classic. Finally Canada, something I can really respect you for.
Also they often use the 3 day weekend as a chance to travel. I can respect that as well.
Virginia celebrates Yorktown Victory Day today, the victory in the Siege of Yorktown, which was a very influential win for George W. (Washington, that is) in the Revolutionary War.
And if all this history isn't cool enough for you, then fine! Celebrate my last ditch effort holiday. Angel Food Cake Day. It's tasty and good for you. Now get outta here, and do something productive with your day!
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