Blaze to YUROP@lemm.ee · edit-211 months ago[National days of European countries] We could maybe have a post on each national day, and hopefully someone from that country can present it?imagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1image[National days of European countries] We could maybe have a post on each national day, and hopefully someone from that country can present it?Blaze to YUROP@lemm.ee · edit-211 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIt’s interesting how most of these days are in summer or autumn, hardly any are in winter.
minus-squareSonnyVabitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThey are probably mostly anniversaries of important historical events, which tend to occur when the weather is nice.
minus-squareBlazeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoSometimes I feel also because it’s just more pleasant to celebrate when the weather is nice. A good example is Luxembourg which just decided to have it’s national day in June because why not: It is celebrated on 23 June, although this has never been the actual birthday of any ruler of Luxembourg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke's_Official_Birthday
minus-squareSonnyVabitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoBritain has also been doing that since at least Edward VII. His mother, Queen Victoria was born in late May so there was no need for this type of trickery.
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It’s interesting how most of these days are in summer or autumn, hardly any are in winter.
They are probably mostly anniversaries of important historical events, which tend to occur when the weather is nice.
Sometimes I feel also because it’s just more pleasant to celebrate when the weather is nice.
A good example is Luxembourg which just decided to have it’s national day in June because why not:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke's_Official_Birthday
Britain has also been doing that since at least Edward VII. His mother, Queen Victoria was born in late May so there was no need for this type of trickery.