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Cloud · 12-23-2007, 01:51 PM

This may be a case of good from bad. The information you gave, Merc, is new to me, and interesting. But I don't think the origins negate the effect of the holiday itself, for those who choose to celebrate it.

All holidays are made up, anyway--some were just made up longer ago. I certainly don't begrudge black or African-American people creating new traditions, after so many of theirs were ripped away and suppressed.

12-23-2007, 01:51 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	This may be a case of good from bad. The information you gave, Merc, is new to me, and interesting. But I don't think the origins negate the effect of the holiday itself, for those who choose to celebrate it. All holidays are made up, anyway--some were just made up longer ago. I certainly don't begrudge black or African-American people creating new traditions, after so many of theirs were ripped away and suppressed. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"