Intro
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With some holidays, like New Year’s or Valentine’s Day or even Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s obvious what the point of the holiday is. But others can be confusing. Are we supposed to labor on Labor Day? Who knows. What exactly are we remembering on Memorial Day? It’s easy to forget when you’re planning what you’re going to with that extra day off from work.
Memorial Day is this Monday and Devan plans to use the long weekend to leave town and, since we all know Devan likes to party, get drunk. But Amanda doesn’t think that’s what Memorial Day is all about. Listen to them sort it out.
Dialog
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Devan: What are you doing for the three-day weekend? I’m gonna go party. I have crazy plans. We’re gonna get a couple of kegs, go out to the coast…
Amanda: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you talking about Memorial Day weekend?
Devan: Yeah, Memorial Day weekend, aka party weekend.
Amanda: You don’t really celebrate Memorial Day weekend. I mean, do you even know what it’s for? You should actually be heading up to your local funeral home or cemetery.
Devan: Funeral home? That’d be a bummer. Who wants to spend a three day weekend at a funeral home?
Amanda: Well, you don’t have spend all three days there, but you are supposed to honor the fallen soldiers from our past wars. Did you know that? So I’m going to go visit my grandfather.
Devan: So it’s like…You mean, it’s like…a holiday to celebrate fallen soldiers?
Amanda: Yes.
Devan: Oh.
Amanda: But you’re going to make it a party weekend with kegs?
Devan: Well, I don’t know. Three day weekend! You know? I thought it was a good excuse to get out of town. I didn’t realize it was something all significant and meaningful.
Amanda: Well, you know what I heard is that families that usually pack up and go on a road trip can’t even afford to do so right now because gas is going to cost them about $150,000. Do you want to talk about that? Do you not want to go there? Do you want to get back to your kegger?
Devan: Oh…man…You just kind of bummed me out, Amanda.
Amanda: Was that a buzz kill? Well, we’ve got an extra spot in our van if you want to head up to the cemetery with us.
Devan: I think I should. I didn’t realize that it was such a meaningful holiday. Now I feel bad.
Amanda: Well, we can tap the keg up there.
Devan: OK, that sounds good.
Amanda: Compromise.
Devan: Deal.
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Discussion
Amanda is a little shocked when Devan enthusiastically says she’s going to get some kegs to celebrate Memorial Day. That doesn’t seem to be a very appropriate way to spend a day set aside to honor people who died in wars.
Of course, many families take the opportunity to leave town, whether to visit a grave or an amusement park. Either way, fewer people will travel this year because gas is more expensive than usual.
All of this makes Devan feel bad. She feels guilty for wanting to party and agrees to go with Amanda to the cemetery on Memorial Day…and then drink beer afterward.
What are some lesser-known holidays in your country?
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