Drag- Philly Cinco De Mayo Celebrations Canceled

[Geaux4it]

SNowflakes

-Geaux
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Following the Trump administration's recent federal illegal immigration crackdowns, organizers have canceled El Carnaval de Puebla, a major Cinco De Mayo celebration in Philadelphia.



This week, ICE announced that 248 people in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia are now in federal custody awaiting deportation after a two-week sweep.

And now, NBC reports that the annual parade through South Philadelphia has taken place in late April or early May for the last decade and is the city’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration. Organizer Edgar Ramirez said as many as 15,000 gather from as far as New England and Chicago.

“The group of six organizers decided to cancel unanimously,” Ramirez said. “Everyone is offended by the actions of ICE. They did not feel comfortable holding the event.”

Philly Cinco De Mayo Celebrations Canceled Over Trump Immigration Crackdown | Zero Hedge

 

[deannalw]

Why are we celebrating a mexican holiday anyway?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why are we celebrating a mexican holiday anyway?

It's not a Mexican holiday any more than St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holiday.

95% of Mexico doesn't celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

 

[deannalw]

Alright then.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Alright then.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Because people like an excuse to drink.

 

[deannalw]

There's an answer! And we celebrate cinco de mayo...why?

 

[Hossfly]

Alright then.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Here's why.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

There's an answer! And we celebrate cinco de mayo...why?

Same answer.

 

[deannalw]

Oops! They had to cancel their Cinco Due Mayo circus because the done locked up all their meskins

 

[Pogo]

SNowflakes

-Geaux
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Following the Trump administration's recent federal illegal immigration crackdowns, organizers have canceled El Carnaval de Puebla, a major Cinco De Mayo celebration in Philadelphia.



This week, ICE announced that 248 people in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia are now in federal custody awaiting deportation after a two-week sweep.

And now, NBC reports that the annual parade through South Philadelphia has taken place in late April or early May for the last decade and is the city’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration. Organizer Edgar Ramirez said as many as 15,000 gather from as far as New England and Chicago.

“The group of six organizers decided to cancel unanimously,” Ramirez said. “Everyone is offended by the actions of ICE. They did not feel comfortable holding the event.”

Philly Cinco De Mayo Celebrations Canceled Over Trump Immigration Crackdown | Zero Hedge

"Snowflakes"?

From the description, sounds more like a "strike".

 

[deannalw]

We have enough holidays without running around stealin everyone else's

 

[Pogo]

We have enough holidays without running around stealin everyone else's

It's not a "holiday" anywhere I know. It's a festival.

 

[Hossfly]

Why are we celebrating a mexican holiday anyway?

It's not a Mexican holiday any more than St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holiday.

95% of Mexico doesn't celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

St. Patricks Day was started in Ireland.The parade was started in the US.

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[4] the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival ofChristianity in Ireland,[3] and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.[5] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, cèilidhs, and the wearing of green attire orshamrocks.[6] Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services[5][7] and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.[5][6][8][9]

Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland,[10] Northern Ireland,[11] the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (for provincial government employees), and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival.[12] Modern celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of the Irish diaspora, particularly those that developed in North America. In recent years, there has been criticism of Saint Patrick's Day celebrations for having become too commercialised and for fostering negative stereotypes of the Irish.

Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why are we celebrating a mexican holiday anyway?

It's not a Mexican holiday any more than St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holiday.

95% of Mexico doesn't celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

St. Patricks Day was started in Ireland.The parade was started in the US.

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[4] the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival ofChristianity in Ireland,[3] and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.[5] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, cèilidhs, and the wearing of green attire orshamrocks.[6] Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services[5][7] and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.[5][6][8][9]

Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland,[10] Northern Ireland,[11] the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (for provincial government employees), and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival.[12] Modern celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of the Irish diaspora, particularly those that developed in North America. In recent years, there has been criticism of Saint Patrick's Day celebrations for having become too commercialised and for fostering negative stereotypes of the Irish.

Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia

Point conceded.

But it's not celebrated there the way it is here.

 

[deannalw]

We have enough holidays without running around stealin everyone else's

It's not a "holiday" anywhere I know. It's a festival.

Very well then. Meskin festival

 

[Pogo]

Alright then.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Here's why.

Sure an' yer goin' ta hell fer that, Lad!

Did I tell you my favorite Irish toast? Fits this site perfectly ----

Here's to you and here's to me!
May we never disagree!
But if by chance we ever do
Then here's to me! Ta hell with you!

 

[theDoctorisIn]

We have enough holidays without running around stealin everyone else's

It's not a "holiday" anywhere I know. It's a festival.

It's only a "festival" in the US.

It commemorates a single battle against the French, and in Mexico it's only celebrated locally (where the battle was).

 

[Hossfly]

Alright then.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Here's why.

Sure an' yer goin' ta hell fer that, Lad!

Did I tell you my favorite Irish toast? Fits this site perfectly ----

Here's to you and here's to me!
May we never disagree!
But if by chance we ever do
Then here's to me! Ta hell with you!

My favorite Irish toast: "May you be in Heaven 5 minutes before the Devil knows you're gone"

 

[heil hitler]

 

[Sunni Man]

Alright then.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

It's a Catholic church holiday honoring an Irish saint. ...