71 sats \ 6 replies \ @TNStacker 17 Jun \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
You don't have to, but you are welcome. We've celebrated without others for over a century. Black people want the freedom to do our thing. But whatever we do, it seems the larger culture likes to absorb, appropriate, and exploit. So do feel ok about not caring. You are welcome to join celebrations or just enjoy a paid day off. I'll ask you to not shit on it, though. If that is your intent. But he'll it's a free country. You can do that, too!
Nah never had the intent to shit on anything. It’s just a legitimate question. Growing up I never celebrated it or even knew it was a thing. Now it’s an official holiday I’m asking should I go to these events that my local area is putting on
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If you like cultural festivals with food, music, art, and history, go.
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It may have been elevated to federal holiday status as a woke virtue signal, but if people look up what it actually is, it's hard to argue that it isn't commemorating something important.
What are the staples of traditional Juneteenth celebrations?
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It started in Texas, so BBQ, music, dancing. Red things, including decorations, food and drink (honors the blood of the ancestors), so red drink (sodas, etc.) red velvet cake and watermelon. There is a historical component where there the telling of family freedom history and stories.
Many communities now have festivals. Find one and enjoy! The one in Oakland, CA is huge and has gone on for decades as lots of Texans migrated there.
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Thanks. BBQ's never a hard sell for me. Between Fathers Day and Juneteenth, this is quite a BBQ week!
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Man, I smoke turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so you know I BBQ all summer!
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