Drinking holidays

From The Writer's Almanac for 5/5/17:

Today is Cinco de Mayo, the Fifth of May, commemorating the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 when 8,000 well-armed French troops were routed by 4,000 ill-equipped Mexican soldiers. It wasn't a crucial battle in the course of the war, but became a symbol of Mexican pride and a celebration of Mexican culture in the United States. Cinco de Mayo isn't widely celebrated in Mexico outside the state of Puebla, but it has been adopted by many Americans regardless of their heritage, much like St. Patrick's Day and Oktoberfest. It's been celebrated in California since 1863, and grew in prominence in the rest of the country along with the Chicano movement of the 1940s. It wasn't until beer advertisers decided to promote the holiday heavily in the 1980s that American celebration of Cinco de Mayo became widespread.

Thank you Mr. Keillor.

  • St. Patricks Day (Irish)
  • Cinco de Mayo (Mexican)
  • October Fest (German)

If we get some more nationalities involved, we should be able to get up around a dozen (or more!).  Some candidates would be:

  • Scandinavia:   Midsummers Night (Danish version is best = Bonfire, Fireworks & adult beverages).
  • France:  Bastille Day?
  • Italy:  ??
  • Spain:  ??
  • Brazil:  Mardi Gras
  • China:  New Year
  • Japan:  ??
  • India:  ??




Passover- you are supposed to drink 4 glasses of wine (not including the Prophet Elijah's, which you chug when the children are answering the door)


India : Holi

You get to drink Bhang (weed) and everyone partakes.

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New Year's Eve (a/k/a amateur night). Nit exclusive to US  

Fourth of July. (I add this because it is the most beer-soaked holiday of summer, possibly of the year.) Definitely a US holiday. 


I use Christmas as a training session for New Year's Eve.


but we never, ever got to the 4th glass!

I guess I mixed with a bunch of teetotalers.

campbell29 said:

Passover- you are supposed to drink 4 glasses of wine (not including the Prophet Elijah's, which you chug when the children are answering the door)




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