Memorial Day
This is a hard holiday to understand. I think it means it celebrates all the people who have died in wars. We celebrate the ones who survived on Veteran’s Day. We celebrate the one’s who authorized the wars on President’s day. We celebrate our “war of independence” on “Independence day”. Columbus Day celebrates the invasion of America by Europeans. Easter and Christmas are now respectively Spring and Winter holidays because we can’t have religious holidays. Martin Luther King Day and Thanksgiving are the only holidays where we celebrate peace. If we have 6 holidays for war and only 2 for peace, what does this say about our priorities?
Maybe we should formalize (ie: have a day off) some of our “Hallmark holidays”. How about Valentines, St. Patties and Halloween? There is controversy about what day to celebrate Sadie Hawkin’s Day; but that could balance things. Adding Arbor Day would tip the scales in favor of peace. Would this change hearts and minds? Who knows?
All of the extra holidays would give people extra opportunities to enjoy their second homes and resorts. I say make real estate not war.
David Segrest is a REALTOR in Charlotte NC. His website is http://www.segrestrealty.com His email is david@segrestrealty.com
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