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[–] 153 points 8 months ago (16 children)

To be fair, the equinoxes and solstices are found in nature.

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    But also, to be technical about it, the holidays actually celebrating them are still a human invention.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Meh, invention seems something a tad more in tentional. I think nature sort of gave us the solstices, we used them for some reason or another, but then they were too far apart and that's when we invented holidays.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (12 children)

    Really the only ones

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  • [–] 36 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Lunar new years?

    The harvest?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    Leap Day?

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Weird calendar to season mismatch.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Perhaps not a holiday in the strictest sense, but definitely because of a natural occurrence

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    what is the natural occurrence? the calendar is not part of nature. its basically a rounding error.

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    • [–] 30 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    The Solstices: Am I a joke to you?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Other than witch covens, who celebrates those as holidays?

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    Christians. They just call it Christmas, do it a few days later, and don’t admit that it’s a celebration of the winter solstice.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    But christmas is the 25th. The winter solstice is not a set day. They did steal some of the ways pagans celebrated the actual solstice, tho, cuz they knew what they did for "fun" was hella lame and it was the only way to trick pagans into joining their cult.

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    • [–] 19 points 8 months ago

    Winter solstice: am I a joke to you?

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    [–] 44 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Made up by cultural heritage VS made up by capitalism

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    • [–] 29 points 8 months ago

    I don't care for romance personally but if other people want to celebrate their love for each other why should I have a problem it? The world is miserable enough. Let people enjoy things.

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    [–] 14 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    The difference is that Valentines Day is a corporate holiday to get you to spend money. Versus Presidents’ Day which is nothing

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    The only time I ever hear about President's Day is advertisements for President's Day sales.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Exactly. Your significant other isn’t guilt tripping you into spending money on Presidents’ Day. Easy holiday to ignore versus our society having emotional breakdowns because they were forgotten on Valentine’s Day or their partner didn’t do enough to make them feel special.

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    • [–] 12 points 8 months ago

    Day of the Dead can stay, because it’s awesome.

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    [–] 24 points 8 months ago

    I found my people.

    I can't stand this day. It actually took me a few years to get my husband to believe me, I don't want anything, and I don't celebrate this holiday.

    I don't need corporate amerikkka to tell me when or how to love, while charging me for the privledge to buy landfill trash.

    I love my partner every day, and we celebrate that on our anniversary.

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Yes, I know. You just said that like 5 posts back.

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    [–] 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Is valentine's Day a holiday in some parts of the world?

    TIL.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    In the US holidays are for capitalism selling its products. Often it is candy, liquor, cut flowers, or some combination, oh and decorations, cards, themed clothing...

    Let it sink in that the US love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Specifically, white, conservative voting Americans love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a day that they will tell you is the Mexican 4th of July, as they get piss drunk on Corona light.

    Or how we treat St. Paddy's here...

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    We can be pretty loose with our usage of "holiday" in the US. Like some others said, this one is basically just peer pressure for consumerism, lol. Nobody gets the day off work or anything like that.

    I mean, I think it would be awesome if Valentine's day were a federal holiday where we all stay home and focus on those closest to us. So in addition to romantic couples, that includes self-care for folks living alone and family time for those of us with kids.

    But in 2026 that idea also sounds profoundly un-American. Fuck. Some of us are still trying to be decent humans in functioning communities.

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    [–] 6 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    I'm ace. Fuck Valentine's day. I'm as used to getting human coupling shoved in my face as I can possibly get, but today just reminds me how much of an outlier I am.

    Asexuality is the one sexuality no one talks about, ever.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    What does valentines day have to do with sexuality? I thought it was about love.

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  • [+] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I think what the person you're replying to was hinting at is the common understanding (at least among those with queer-awareness) of the difference between sexuality and romance.

    A person could be asexual but still be in a romantic relationship that positively engages with Valentine's Day.

    I commisserate with your awful experience as a child, and that picking up the label of "asexual" probably simplifies the dialogue of explaining your situation. It sounds like your trauma affects you in ways that you are effectively asexual (and possibly aromantic). I'm not a mental health expert, just friends with queer people.

    But people will be pedantic about this topic, unfortunately. You're hitting a cross-heading of people that feel strongly about the specific definitions of these sexualities because of how much dis/misinformation there is from bad actors. There is also the reverse-reasoning that asexuality is because of something, like trauma, instead of a naturally-occuring sexuality.

    I don't write this to demean you, invalidate your experiences, or even to "teach" you, but to hopefully highlight a context from which you and some well-meaning person might align yourselves as opponents.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Bojack Horseman has some good rep, but before that, yeah, I can't think of anything off the top of my head. An explicit "Ace day" seems silly unless pitched as a self-care day, I guess?

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Death Stranding, a little. Sam isn't ace, but because of what happened in his past he can't be touched and avoids human contact.

    Maybe it's time for me to finally watch Bojack. I've always avoided it because I've heard it can trigger depression. But maybe it's time.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    It's an amazing show with excellent insight. It is silly and lighthearted at times, and an emotional baseball bat to the face at others.

    I've heard it can trigger depression.

    I mean, it's not like a cursed video tape that kills you, but your mental state may fall a few notches. If you don't feel emotionally stable, bojack is not a good watch. Take breaks if you need. The later seasons get HEAVY.

    I highly recommend it and also never plan to watch it again.

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    • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Hallmark Day

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