Aren't we all just a bunch!?!
None of us really sure what we were saying or answering. Love it.
Jackie, having my house shaken by fireworks sounds a bit intense. Bet they are great to watch that close! As for the holidays that you mentioned, only New Years Eve (Hogmanay? Any story/history/meaning behind that name?) and St. Patty's day are celebrated as such here. St. Patty's day even I'm not sure how we came to celebrate it so uniformly across the nation. Of course, we do not have it as a "holiday" (ie: day off) as a whole. Some companies or cities might give this as a day off, but for the most part, it's a holiday but one we all work through.
I find it very interesting to discuss holidays (be they the day off kind or just a celebratory day) from around the world. It makes sense that St. Patrick's Day comes from the UK, but why do we celebrate it in the US? What other holidays are celebrated around the world and which ones have migrated their way into the US, if only in certain areas? And have any of those holidays from the US made the migration to other countries? Things that make you go "hmmmmmmmm".
