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| Part of a Veterans Day parade (Wikipedia) |
Note: Remembering those who served our country, the rights of "ugly" women, and the importance of sanitation and clean water.
Get Ready: Do you think it's okay for a woman to ask a man on a date, to propose marriage, and perform other so-called "male" roles?
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| Culture Day dancers (Wikipedia) |
Note: This quintessentially Japanese holiday has its roots in the birthday of the Meiji Emperor, many of whose successors also have "themed" birthday celebrations.
Get Ready: Is there a day when your country's culture (as a whole, not just certain aspects of it) is celebrated?
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| Guy Fawkes (Wikipedia) |
Note: The celebration is named after Guy Fawkes for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the English king. He was caught, and it failed.
Get Ready: Do you know anything about the role of the modern group "Anonymous"? Why do you think they use a mask of Guy Fawkes as their symbol?
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| Guy Fawkes Night, 1776 (Wikipedia) |
Note: This celebration has its roots in the arcane rules of succession by which an English king or queen was chosen.
Get Ready: Do you think that "church and state" (religion and government) should be allowed to control one another?
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| A typical Thanksgiving dinner (Wikipedia) |
Note: They used to tell us that our Thanksgiving dinners went back to "the Pilgrims" in an unbroken chain. Not so!
Get Ready: Do you have an autumn celebration of the "fruits of the earth"? If you do, what is it like?
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