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I love holidays. Sleep late. I have as many cups of coffee or Bloody Marys as I want. We all do this on Easter (no matter your religion), July fourth, the day of work, June 14, Thanksgiving, and … wait. June 14th? Not Juneteenth? Yes, June 14th. This is President Donald Trump's birthday. Hats and horns! Break off the champagne! Oh, didn't you hear? It is an attempt to make Trump's birthday a federal vacation. (He was born on June 14th, McMxlvi, and at 78 is the oldest president who takes office.) What's next? Trump's similarity on Mount Rushmore?

The US representative Claudia Tenney from New York, a Republican, has obviously introduced a legislative template that would make Trump's birthday into a federal vacation. “Just as George Washington's birthday is codified as a federal vacation, this legislation will give Trump's birthday to this list and recognized it as the founder of the golden age of America,” rep. Tenney wrote in a press release. Now, June 14th, is also the flag day that practically nobody knows, but Rep. Tenney is ready. “By describing Trump's birthday and flag day as the federal holiday, we can make sure that President Trump's contributions to the American size and the importance of the American flag are anchored forever.”

This year there is June 14th on a Saturday, which means that federal employees can take a day off last Friday or perhaps the following Monday or both. And since a further federal holiday, Juneteenth, it has only been a sense a few days later to return to the postal, passport desk, bank or air control tower, just to find yourself again. In addition, who really needs this social security test, which does not come anyway?

I like the idea of ​​keeping your tomatoes and stones – I think we have too many holidays as it is. We have 11 official federal holidays. Then there are the unofficial days like on Friday after Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. Our highways are filled with early drains one or two days before the actual vacation. And have you ever tried to do business between Christmas and New Year's Day? Don't make yourself.

When the holidays fell in the middle of the week, it caused problems. When the memorial day came on a Tuesday, why will be at the Border Patrol Watchtower on Monday? In order to fix this problem and create long weekend holidays, the Congress in 1968 rationalized the nation's calendar to create Monday holidays. The law combined the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington to create the President's day on February on the third Monday in February. Next, the Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day were Monday holidays. Unfortunately, the congress could not move the independence day, the Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. (This year, July 4 on July 4th.) The congress decreases every two for a week.

We have two special days to celebrate black Americans: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth. We take two more holidays to honor the living and dead military: Memorial Day and ceasefire. October 10th is Columbus Day, a SOP that thrown our Italian Americans, but indigenous Americans whose ancestors welcomed Chris on the beach, note that his discovery gave the Europeans gold and country while gave the local small smallpox, VD and destruction of their societies. But they will slowly get their revenge, as the Cleveland Guardians told the Washington commander. Easter always falls on a Sunday, but do not expect you to see your doctor, lawyer or deposit on Good Friday.

Two of our holidays come from the civil war. The story is that the memorial day started when confederated women put flowers on the graves of their fallen husbands and fathers. Today everything confederates is frowned upon, so we enter into this version: the commander -in -chief of the Union Army, General John A. Logan, proclaimed on May 30, 1868 to be the day of decoration to honor fallen union (not confederated). In 1971 the holiday was standardized as a “commemoration day”. And as every Texaner knows, Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation process clamation in Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865 when the Major General of the Union, Gordon Granger, on a balcony in the Ashton Villa. Black Texans were free. Years of the day, the day was mainly marked in Texas, then spread through the nation and now, as we can see, a national holiday. Incidentally, Juneteenth is a Portanteau of words “June” and “Neuneteenth”. A PortManteau is two words that are combined, such as smog is smoke and fog. A Foot chain is a bracelet that is worn on AnkLe and Britxit are a stupid mistake by the British.

For years, the Texans celebrated the Texas Independence Day, March 2, and San Jacinto Day, April 21, with parades, floats, bands and parties. No longer. Ut Austin marked the Texas Independence Day with the Longhorn band that played in the shopping center, and this huge Lone Star flag, which she saw in the field before a football game, was falling to cover the tower. And a cannon (unloading) was fired in the direction of a frat house. For a year, the frat rats ragified and shot back, dressed in Sombreros. It was a lot of fun. Ask me if you are still celebrating? I doubt it. The Texas A&M Aggies all over the world Mark San Jacinto Day with a pattern that honors all the local aggies last year. This is okay because no aggies were killed in San Jacinto.

The state of Texas has 22 official and unofficial holidays. This includes the day of confederated Heroes Day (good luck with it), Cesar Chavez Day and Lyndon Johnson Day. Some state holidays are considered Skeleton Crew holidays. A state agency must have enough workers to run business. If you work that day, you can take a different day.

Wait! This has just introduced an invoice in: Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna that would incorporate Trump into Mount Rushmore. Trump's figure in stone would be carved alongside President Abraham Lincoln. Break the Bloody Marys!

Ashby celebrates at ashby2@comcast.net

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