return2ozma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHappy Juneteenth everyone!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down12
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minus-squaremightyfoolish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 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.
minus-squarerowdy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI 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.
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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.
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.