• mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    @Dozzi92@lemmy.world

    It’s just the “Nine” in nineteenth (a word that only has long vowels) replaced with June. June 19th turned into a single word. It specifically celebrates the day slavery was abolished in Texas.

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      5 months ago

      I think that they’re saying “Juneteenth” can apply to June 13th- 19th. So I have to agree it’s confusing if you aren’t already aware.