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Which holidays do you actually enjoy and look forward to?
Be honest, as we know of you people who when Thanksgiving or Valentines comes, your response is :$ or :mad: or :confused: or :eek:

The ones that involve time off.

The ones that involve eating really well.

None of the above, really.

I like Christmas, i dont consider myself a Christian anymore, but, without all the politics and stupidity getting caught in it, theres still a good message in there...

but, My favorite is Halloween, great tv, candy, and Pagan Daemon spirits, what more do you want? lol

I absolutely hate Thanksgiving, food i dont particularly like, people I cant stand....and lots of bullshit tv programs...for once Id like to see a show where an Indian tribe takes some Pilgrim girl, and the Pilgrims slaughter them all in retaliation, lol...Itd make the holiday a little more bearable...

Hmm. My concussed self really likes Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving, my birthday, and Halloween. Strangely, all of them involve junk food.

Everything except Valentines. Smug loved-up people talking about how in love they are and how romantic their partner is. There is no more depressing time to be single and reminded of the fact that this is likely to remain the state of affairs (aha, I mildly pun) for many years to come. Its like when people fail at quiz shows and the host goes 'look what you could have won'.

I should really hate holidays by now...I don't have very good luck on them.

But I can't help but love Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Memorial Day, Patriot's Day, all good times.

Hanukkah
St. Patrick's Day

I'm not Irish, nor Jewish. It'd be neat to be both, I imagine. :tongue:

Thanksgiving

Don't much care for the traditional Thanksgiving meal. I'd probably like it more if seeing family involved less travel.

Valentines

I'm with Dumb Ideologies on this one.

April Fools

Meh...I just keep waiting for a young relative to be born on April 1st. It keeps almost happening.

Your Birthday

Usually too drunk to remember how much fun I had. :tongue:

Christmas

Used to like it a lot...but lately I think that it should change from giving people crap to donating time/money to charitable causes.

New Year's Day

I'm usually working...dealing with drunks all night. Being "the man"...not much fun. :(

Independence Day

Fireworks!!!!

Yes, please.

Halloween

Absolutely love it! Costumes, candy, and an excuse to party all night. What's not to like? :)

I enjoy a lot of them.

New Year's Day mainly consists of watching football and polishing shoes. It's actually quite relaxing. The best New Year's Day though, would be if the Cal Bears went to the Rose Bowl. Then I'd be in Pasadena for New Year's Day.

I used to hate Valentine's Day. But the last three have been good, because I actually had someone to celebrate the day with. Fun.

St. Patrick's day is fun. Usually involves a lot of drinking of good stout, for me. Great holiday.

Beltane/May Day is usually fun.

4th of July (Independence Day) is pretty fun, too. There's a parade in my hometown, and then there's fireworks that night. It's pretty cool.

Halloween can be epically fun. Last year it was fun until I blacked out. Then after that I remember puking at a bus stop. That kinda sucked. This year I played a show, but was really sick during it and so couldn't really drink or anything. Hmmm. I hope next year's is better.

Thanksgiving is usually pretty nice. A relatively quiet holiday, because we go down to celebrate it with my mom's (much smaller) side of the family in So-Cal. It's a nice few days when I don't have to do anything. And my grandmother's pies are amazing.

Christmas is my favorite holiday. My family does Christmas pretty big. We like a good party. So Christmas is kinda the climax of the year. On Christmas Eve we have a party at my mom's house, and then on Christmas Day we have another party at my grandparents' house and then we all go over to my Aunt's house for Christmas Dinner. No, we're not a religious family (well, except for my mother and sister who are Catholic and of course me, I'm pagan), but Christmas is just fun.

Oh, and I don't count my birthday as a holiday.

the last holiday i truly enjoy was on 06/06/06. It was the international day of slayer.

i listened to every slayer album i owned.

I love Halloween, even though nothing closes, and St.Patrick's Day 'cause of the corned beef and potatoes. I hate birthdays and Christmas though...

September 19th (http://www.talklikeapirate.com/)

I'll have one of each, please.

Guy Fawke's (5th of November). I had a great New Year's 4 years ago but they have been distinctly tepid since then.

The ones that involve eating really well.

I like how you think ;)

Everything but Hanukkah for me (Unabused Catholic Alter Server).

St. Patrick's for the excuse to excessively drink whiskey.
Christmas for the presents (and the celebration of the birth of Christ)
Valentine's for the 'romance.'
Independence Day for the release of pyrotechnical devices.
My Birthday for more presents.
Halloween for costumes, candy, and the ladies.
Thanksgiving for the turkey, cranberry sauce, and numerous types of pie.
April Fool's since it lets me mercilessly prank others
And of course, New Year's, for more booze and a New Year's date.

Seeing how out of your list, there are only three holidays that are actually celebrated here... and all of those three I do celebrate are in December, the year's celebrations get kinda lopsided.

- Christmas Eve (24th)
- My Birthday (7th - So very soon!!! What y'all gonna get me, huh? Huh?)
- Thanksgiving (Not a holiday here)
- Independence day (Don't have it. Day of German Reunification is October 3rd - but that's not a big celebration here)
- Valentines (Hell no!)
- April Fools (That's no holiday. May 1st is!)
- St. Patrick's Day (Good excuse to get drunk - but not a holiday)
- New Year's Eve (31st - I'm so looking forward to this year's fireworks. Fire! FIRE!)
- Halloween (Not a holiday here)
- Hanukkah (Lutheran here)

Christmas, my Birthday, Valentine's is usually alright (lots of singles nights on, hurrah), New Year's always ends with pissed-up group sex and there's nothing wrong with Hanukkah either.

I'm surprised that St. Patty's day is so unpopular. I guess all the binge drinkers are out already tonight, or mabye they, like me, accidentally clicked on New Year's Day, like I did. Not that I didn't also vote for New Year's, I clicked on New Year's Day because I meant to click on Halloween, and I clicked on Halloween because I didn't notice that Hannukah was at the bottom.
I probably shouldn't be doing things right now, but I am.

Most of the ones in the poll, esp. Thanksgiving and Christimas - good food. The 4th is great of course - BBQ and explosions are the perfect combination if you ask me. :p My birthday, not so much.

Favorite - Thanksgiving - food, family, TV, no expectations
2nd - Independence Day - Usually involves a Rockies home game, fireworks, family, and food.
3d - Hallowe'en (Samhain for those who really understand it). Kids in costume, candy, and a Dumb Supper Altar.
4th - St. Parick's Day - I like corned beef and cabbage and Irish Soda Bread. Green is my favorite color.
5th - Christmas (Winter Solstice) - because at the darkest time of year light and celebration helps.

Everything except Valentines. Smug loved-up people talking about how in love they are and how romantic their partner is. There is no more depressing time to be single and reminded of the fact that this is likely to remain the state of affairs (aha, I mildly pun) for many years to come. Its like when people fail at quiz shows and the host goes 'look what you could have won'.

Thats the best description of Valentine's Day ever.

I enjoy Christmas, my birthday and New Year's Day. I don't mind Valentine Day.

We don't have Thanksgiving here, or independence day - but bonfire night is good fun. I'm not sure why anyone would celebrate April Fools, don't care about St Patrick's Day and think Halloween is a nasty idea.

Which holidays do you actually enjoy and look forward to?
Be honest, as we know of you people who when Thanksgiving or Valentines comes, your response is :$ or :mad: or :confused: or :eek:

I'm surprised you didn't include Easter.
Anyway, I HATE Valentine's, Mommy Day and Halloween. Hate hate hate.
Btw, I checked "independence day" meaning our Liberation Day (25th April).

I checked Christmas, New Years, St. Patrick's Day, and Thanksgiving. Interestingly, these usually have a food and/or family component.

I also hate Valentine's day - probably enough to ban it if it were made into a Nationstates issue. But not enough to campaign against it in real life.

P.S. How can you hate Mother's Day?

I love making a big fuss so valentines is high on the list as is Christmas (I'm really making an effort this year)

however I despise New Years because I always have food poisoning but when I do manage to get out of the toilet its still pretty ace...unless your kissing me with vomit in my mouth

SNIP

:fluffle: its okay you can send me some chocolate and flowers this year

cause of the corned beef and potatoes.
I like corned beef and cabbage

you people sicken me

Hanukkah, Christmas, and my birthday - I get prezzies. 'Nuff said.

Least favorite is Independence Day or New Years' - fireworks set off my PTSD.

...unless your kissing me with vomit in my mouth
*sings*

Iiiiiif you like my vomit, aaaaand you think I'm sexy...

The ones that involve time off.

Ditto! :D

Health Care Facilities tend not to close... so any holiday that I can sleep in is one I enjoy!

*sings*

Iiiiiif you like my vomit, aaaaand you think I'm sexy...
*dances*

*dances*
*bokes*

The ones that involve eating really well.

Yeah, this.


Getting shit is nice too.

Which holidays do you actually enjoy and look forward to?
Be honest, as we know of you people who when Thanksgiving or Valentines comes, your response is :$ or :mad: or :confused: or :eek:

Christmas. And Halloween. And my birthday. And a few that involve time off.

I like them all. While I don't think there has to be a reason to be nice, or thankful, or show love, or eat candy, I do appreciate that sometimes there's a theme involved.

Oktoberfest. Nothing like the entire city being off the plank all day.

Getting shit is nice too.
I didn't think you were the sort of person to take shit from other people . . .

Christmas
Not a bad holiday. As a college student I give crappy 5-20 dollar gifts to various family members then get between 50-250 dollars from them all.

Your Birthday
I am the center of attention, and everyone wants to bring me boos. Also make it a point to swing by family during the week of and get money from family. Really win win.

Thanksgiving

Drive the grandma's house.
Eat turkey. be stared at like a heathen for drinking. (family is full of recovering alcoholics)
Not a fun holiday at all. And none of the relatives give much money seeing as Xmas is coming up.

Independence day (only in some countries)

Get drunk blow stuff up.
This holiday rules.

Valentines
Depends.

Have a GF this holiday is nice. Go out eat a little, dance a little, drink a little and then have a really passionate night. (have a towel to prevent time of month issues from causing backfire lads)

don't have a GF I end up waiting tables that night hating all the couples coming in.

April Fools

the one time of the year I am not an asshole to everyone it is great throws everyone off. apply April fools rules to next holiday

St. Patrick's Day

Go to mass. Prey for Ireland. Curse other barbarians in my country for wearing green and getting drunk.

New Year's Day

Get drunk. tends to end early however. everyone seems to go nuts with the champagne after midnight and i tend to be the only one not passed out by 6 am.
Halloween

Wear a costume get drunk, drive around the neighborhood throwing water balloons at trick or treaters.

Hanukkah

No Jewish family members so limited experience via Jewish girl friend's family.
More modest gift exchange. However much more interesting conversations then my family and more tolerant of drinking.

Beyond:
Christmas (mmm... 1-2 months of celebrating)
My birthday
New Years
Thanksgiving (odd that I should celebrate it, but it just so happens that I do)

I also rather enjoy:
Easter
Midsummers day
Carnival (I can never remember when this one is)
Other people's birthdays (cause they're awesome and all that)

Ones I particularly dislike:
Valentine's Day, cause I still haven't gotten over getting dumped on that day more than five years ago.

new year's day?

it's ok, i guess. but that's the after-holiday holiday, no?

new year's day?

it's ok, i guess. but that's the after-holiday holiday, no?

i always try to keep drinking from new years eve until as late as i can on new years Day. made it to 9pm before, then i woke up in a hospital with alcohol poisoning.

new year's day?

it's ok, i guess. but that's the after-holiday holiday, no?
Well, New Year's Eve (31st) is when everybody celebrates - but it's not an official holiday here. New Year's Day (1st), however, is.

American centric thread is American Centric.

Where is the other option? For those that enjoy other holidays that aren't celebrated in America.

American centric thread is American Centric.

Where is the other option? For those that enjoy other holidays that aren't celebrated in America.

Well, presumably the OP is American and is probably not familiar with holidays of other countries

Well, presumably the OP is American and is probably not familiar with holidays of other countries

Well that's why I asked where the "other" option was.

Beyond:
Christmas (mmm... 1-2 months of celebrating)
My birthday
New Years
Thanksgiving (odd that I should celebrate it, but it just so happens that I do)

I also rather enjoy:
Easter
Midsummers day
Carnival (I can never remember when this one is)
Other people's birthdays (cause they're awesome and all that)

Ones I particularly dislike:
Valentine's Day, cause I still haven't gotten over getting dumped on that day more than five years ago.

Whoever dumped you on a holiday must be a real winner. Doesn't get much lower then that.

Well that's why I asked where the "other" option was.

lost in space because there is already 10 options? Of course April Fools could have been easily replaced with other...

And is April Fools even a holiday? Same with birthday, hardly a holiday, reason for celebration, yes but not a holiday same with April Fools, and what celebrations would a general population have with April Fools?

And is April Fools even a holiday? Same with birthday, hardly a holiday, reason for celebration, yes but not a holiday same with April Fools, and what celebrations would a general population have with April Fools?

Well, it's listed on calendars...
*shrugs*

Well that's why I asked where the "other" option was.

Waste of an option, I think. Posting your favorite is simple enough in cases where it isn't possible to list every possibility.

But I agree about the inclusiveness - foreign holidays are fascinating. I like Greek Easter, Passover, el 5 de Mayo and the Hindu holiday Holi, though I haven't ever celebrated the latter yet myself. Casimir Pułaski Day is a U.S. holiday, but in celebration of an immigrant group - outstanding food if you know where to go. :)

Well, it's listed on calendars...
*shrugs*

Well that's true.

Anyway other holidays I like include Australia Day, Easter Weekend and the Queen's Birthday.

Waste of an option, I think. )

Like listing April Fools wasn't?

Like listing April Fools wasn't?

That too. But I still thing 'other' can be omitted in many cases.

All of the above, save Hanukkah which I don't celebrate, and Valentines Day which I also don't celebrate. I generally view most favorably the holidays that impose the fewest obligations on me.

Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween. I should like St. Patrick's day, since I'm Irish and it's the day before my birthday, but it's historically been not a good day for me. The rest can all just kind of fuck off.

Waste of an option, I think. Posting your favorite is simple enough in cases where it isn't possible to list every possibility.

But I agree about the inclusiveness - foreign holidays are fascinating. I like Greek Easter, Passover, el 5 de Mayo and the Hindu holiday Holi, though I haven't ever celebrated the latter yet myself. Casimir Pułaski Day is a U.S. holiday, but in celebration of an immigrant group - outstanding food if you know where to go. :)

I've celebrated the first three--I have a lot of Hindu friends and students, but never celebrated Holi. Greek Easter always meant food stalls outside the Orthodox Greek Church, which was next door to my work in Santa Cruz, so I was a fan. :p

the last holiday i truly enjoy was on 06/06/06. It was the international day of slayer.

i listened to every slayer album i owned.Admirable, but kinda sad that you missed it by a work week.

OP ... uhm ... no particular order ...
St. Patty's (drinkin' Irish thing)
Thanksgiving (direct descendant thing)
Independence Day (personal/political thing)
April Fool's (iyamwhatiam)

Not too many more pop to mind, yet.

Thanksgiving - food and a nice break from school.
New Years - No school. It's nice as long as I don't have to go to the Rose Parade.
Independence Day - I get to hang around the pier and stuff myself with churros.
Christmas - Same as Thanksgiving. Although, I'm nearing age where my relatives consider me too old to get money for Christmas.:(

As for the rest of holidays, I'm either in school or I don't celebrate them.

Thanksgiving - food and a nice break from school.
New Years - No school. It's nice as long as I don't have to go to the Rose Parade.
Independence Day - I get to hang around the pier and stuff myself with churros.
Christmas - Same as Thanksgiving. Although, I'm nearing age where my relatives consider me too old to get money for Christmas.:(

As for the rest of holidays, I'm either in school or I don't celebrate them.

But then surely the school holidays are the best holidays :p

New year's and halloween. The rest phail

Halloween and random people's birthdays are the best times to get wasted, X-mas gives me a whole month off of school this year so I am liking it. On the other hand I find that Remembrance day (Veterans day) is the most meaningful holiday to me, becuse it repersents something more tangible to me.

Also I wish I could have done more to celebrate 6/06/06 but I had the appendicitis, and to this day I can't help but think that might have been a sign but then I just say like hell it was.

Day of German Unity, a day off without any annoying family expectations.

indiginous people's day, united nations day, and any day i can take a holiday AWAY from human 'companionship'.

My favorite is, always, Halloween. It's the only day in the year I can dress like a whore and no one bickers. Also, it's the only day of the year where I can dress as the craziest anime character I can think of, and people will think it's oh so cute.:tongue:

My favorite is, always, Halloween. It's the only day in the year I can dress like a whore and no one bickers. Also, it's the only day of the year where I can dress as the craziest anime character I can think of, and people will think it's oh so cute.:tongue:

I wouldn't bicker if you dressed like that Nanatsu.

Which holidays do you actually enjoy and look forward to?
Be honest, as we know of you people who when Thanksgiving or Valentines comes, your response is :$ or :mad: or :confused: or :eek:

I haven't been on holidays for a while now... or are you talking bank holidays here?

I haven't been on holidays for a while now... or are you talking bank holidays here?

I had the feeling that we are talking about public holidays, which IIRC is what a bank holiday is but not what all public holidays are.

I wouldn't bicker if you dressed like that Nanatsu.

That's because you're the adventurous type, mate.:wink:

That's because you're the adventurous type, mate.:wink:

haha, I could dress up as one as well (a male-whore that is) and turn it into a fashion statement. lol

haha, I could dress up as one as well (a male-whore that is) and turn it into a fashion statement. lol

That would be a good, markeatble idea for a fashion trend indeed. What's more, it can be done for all Holidays.

That would be a good, markeatble idea for a fashion trend indeed. What's more, it can be done for all Holidays.

Yes, I can see it now me showing up to Christmas lunch my Grandmother and the whole extended family opening the door and there I am dressed up as a whore. :tongue:

yes, i can see it now me showing up to christmas lunch my grandmother and the whole extended family opening the door and there i am dressed up as a whore. :tongue:

lmao!

I usually enjoy most of them, if only because it involves an excuse to get together with friends and/or family and have fun.

I've never actually celebrated Hanukkah, though, and there aren't any parties for April Fools, so I didn't choose those.

This year has been a bit of an odd year, in that a lot of holiday get-togethers have either fallen through or been stressful instead of fun. Christmas is looking like it might be the same. =(

St. Patrick's Day.

The rest are too depressing/stressful.

My favorite is, always, Halloween. It's the only day in the year I can dress like a whore and no one bickers. Also, it's the only day of the year where I can dress as the craziest anime character I can think of, and people will think it's oh so cute.:tongue:

Find a geek con to go to. Then you can get an extra day or two for both! =)