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WahooRQ

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If I recall, NYC Italians really lobbied FDR to make it a Holiday and that


is the only reason it is one. I get the sense it was a bigger "cultural" deal when Italian Americans lived in concentrated immigrant communities and it was more or less considered their heritage day.

But you're right -- it doesn't make much sense as a national holiday and it's not like we've declared Tet, Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, or St. Patrick's Day national holidays.

(In response to this post by 111Balz)

Posted: 02/19/2019 at 12:30PM



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