return2ozma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agoHappy Juneteenth everyone!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHappy Juneteenth everyone!lemmy.worldreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squaremightyfoolish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-210 months ago@[email protected] 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-up0·10 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.