nPosted on June 24, 2020
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nFreedom fighters!
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nIt’s funny how so many people honor and celebrate freedom fighters from history – especially long-ago history – but shudder at the words “freedom fighters” fighting for freedom in the present! I guess it’s part of that very human “us vs. them” mentality – because the freedom fighters of the past resulted in the current “us,” and freedom fighters of the present might topsy-turvy “us” in favor of rule by “them” – whoever “them” is!
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nAt any rate, on this date in 1821, freedom fighters led by Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar fought against Spanish forces. It was this battle in Carabobo, Venezuela, that resulted in Venezuela’s independence from Spain – and the founding of the Republic of Gran Colombia.
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nThis holiday is also called Army Day and is sometimes commemorated with battle re-enactments and military parades.
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nCarabobo is a state in the current Venezuela. There are some lovely places there…
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nAlso on this date:
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nJāņi in Latvia
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nCelebration of the Senses Day
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nSaint-Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec
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nInternational Fairy Day
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nAnniversary of the first “flying saucer” reports
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nInti Raymi (Sun Festival) in Peru
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nMidsummer in Sweden
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nBig Numbers Day
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nnJoninės in Lithuania
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nFesta Junina in Brazil
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