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[–] 161 points 6 months ago (4 children)

To be fair, the equinoxes and solstices are found in nature.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Really the only ones

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  • [–] 38 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Lunar new years?

    The harvest?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Leap Day?

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Weird calendar to season mismatch.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Perhaps not a holiday in the strictest sense, but definitely because of a natural occurrence

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    what is the natural occurrence? the calendar is not part of nature. its basically a rounding error.

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    • [–] 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Made up by cultural heritage VS made up by capitalism

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    • [–] 33 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    The Solstices: Am I a joke to you?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    Other than witch covens, who celebrates those as holidays?

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Christians. They just call it Christmas, do it a few days later, and don’t admit that it’s a celebration of the winter solstice.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    But christmas is the 25th. The winter solstice is not a set day. They did steal some of the ways pagans celebrated the actual solstice, tho, cuz they knew what they did for "fun" was hella lame and it was the only way to trick pagans into joining their cult.

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    • [–] 32 points 6 months ago

    I don't care for romance personally but if other people want to celebrate their love for each other why should I have a problem it? The world is miserable enough. Let people enjoy things.

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    [–] 26 points 6 months ago

    I found my people.

    I can't stand this day. It actually took me a few years to get my husband to believe me, I don't want anything, and I don't celebrate this holiday.

    I don't need corporate amerikkka to tell me when or how to love, while charging me for the privledge to buy landfill trash.

    I love my partner every day, and we celebrate that on our anniversary.

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    [–] 19 points 6 months ago

    Winter solstice: am I a joke to you?

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    [–] 14 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    The difference is that Valentines Day is a corporate holiday to get you to spend money. Versus Presidents’ Day which is nothing

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The only time I ever hear about President's Day is advertisements for President's Day sales.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Exactly. Your significant other isn’t guilt tripping you into spending money on Presidents’ Day. Easy holiday to ignore versus our society having emotional breakdowns because they were forgotten on Valentine’s Day or their partner didn’t do enough to make them feel special.

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    • [–] 13 points 6 months ago

    Day of the Dead can stay, because it’s awesome.

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    [–] 11 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I don't think it's a dumb, made up holiday, just a dumb holiday that nobody cared about until Americanism swept it into my country and I'm inclined to disacknowledge just about all of those.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It isn't Americanism.

    It's Capitalism.

    Valentine's day is propped up by so many industries.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Isn't the same true of, like, Diwali or Chinese New Year, or Eid al adha?

    People make a big deal about holidays, pretty much regardless of cultural origin or economic system. And then the merchants will tend to accommodate the way people in whatever culture celebrate that.

    Valentine's probably doesn't even crack the top 10 in terms of holidays that change my behavior or spending, and I say that as someone who genuinely likes to do something for my wife on Valentine's. There's the major cultural ones (Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, New Year's) and then the legal ones (Memorial Day and Labor Day) that are nice to plan long weekends or barbecues around.

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    • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I'm ace. Fuck Valentine's day. I'm as used to getting human coupling shoved in my face as I can possibly get, but today just reminds me how much of an outlier I am.

    Asexuality is the one sexuality no one talks about, ever.

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    • [+] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
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    [–] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Is valentine's Day a holiday in some parts of the world?

    TIL.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    In the US holidays are for capitalism selling its products. Often it is candy, liquor, cut flowers, or some combination, oh and decorations, cards, themed clothing...

    Let it sink in that the US love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Specifically, white, conservative voting Americans love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a day that they will tell you is the Mexican 4th of July, as they get piss drunk on Corona light.

    Or how we treat St. Paddy's here...

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It used to be a Christian feast day honoring martyrs, so it’s just a real as Christmas. It was 100% cannibalized by capitalism, whereas the religious component remains for some who celebrate Christmas.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    We can be pretty loose with our usage of "holiday" in the US. Like some others said, this one is basically just peer pressure for consumerism, lol. Nobody gets the day off work or anything like that.

    I mean, I think it would be awesome if Valentine's day were a federal holiday where we all stay home and focus on those closest to us. So in addition to romantic couples, that includes self-care for folks living alone and family time for those of us with kids.

    But in 2026 that idea also sounds profoundly un-American. Fuck. Some of us are still trying to be decent humans in functioning communities.

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    • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Yes, I know. You just said that like 5 posts back.

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    [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Hallmark Day

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