What other holidays do you celebrate in your country that aren't necessarily religious [anymore?]
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Not an official holiday as such but Guy Fawkes night on the 5th November is one. Of course it has deeper cultural roots than the Gunpowder Plot but that is what is remembered now when the 5th Nov comes round.
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Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. Originally it was a day of feasting and celebration before the 40 days of Lent when fasting and penance were practiced by the Catholic church. Now, it's a celebration that lasts for six weeks before Ash Wednesday and has very little religious significance.
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We have Australia Day on January 26th Anzac Day on April 25th and Queens Birthday in early June. We also have Labor Day on the first weekend in October.
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We have ''Saint-Jean Baptiste'' where people just get drunk for three days straight. Personally I find it retarded that people need an excuse to drink and act like morons, as if they think that on regular days when they drink it's any different then the holiday that's meant for such behaviour. :/
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Labor Day, Arbor Day, 4th of July, Columbus Day, Memorial Day
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New Year's Day, President's Day, and Thanksgiving.
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Halloween. I just love to hand out candy.
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