Saturday, May 4, 2013

Happy Easter!


Most Christians celebrated Easter several weeks ago. Some Christians do not celebrate religious feasts at all. And the Eastern Christian Churches, the Orthodox, celebrate Easter tomorrow, May 5. Since I have family members and friends in all three of those groups -- the early celebrants, the non-celebrants and the later celebrants, I want to take an opportunity to wish the Orthodox a happy Easter.

On a much more secular note, tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, so sombreros off to the wonderful people of Mexico wherever they may be. I remember someone once ridiculed George W. Bush because they thought he was ignorant about Mexico's Independence Day. Then-President Bush pointed out that Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain on September 16. In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is a regional holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla.

Thus endeth the lesson for today.

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