return2ozma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 10 days agoHappy Juneteenth everyone!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1475arrow-down1104
arrow-up1371arrow-down1imageHappy Juneteenth everyone!lemmy.worldreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square179fedilink
minus-squaremightyfoolish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 days ago@Dozzi92@lemmy.world It’s just the “Nine” in nineteenth (a word that only has long vowels) replaced with June. June 19th turned into a single word. It specifically celebrates the day slavery was abolished in Texas.
minus-squarerowdy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoI think that they’re saying “Juneteenth” can apply to June 13th- 19th. So I have to agree it’s confusing if you aren’t already aware.
minus-squaremightyfoolish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoThat is a good point. I guess they should deal with the holiday like Halloween or Christmas, celebrate it when everyone else does.
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It’s just the “Nine” in nineteenth (a word that only has long vowels) replaced with June. June 19th turned into a single word. It specifically celebrates the day slavery was abolished in Texas.
I think that they’re saying “Juneteenth” can apply to June 13th- 19th. So I have to agree it’s confusing if you aren’t already aware.
That is a good point. I guess they should deal with the holiday like Halloween or Christmas, celebrate it when everyone else does.