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[derien]

Someone from one of the campaigns called about an hour ago to remind me that it's voting day. I had completely forgotten. Then I saw a post on one of my communities mentioning that it's Guy Fawkes day. Crappy weather for fireworks, eh groundctrl? *

Why did I never realize before that they're the same day?** Do you suppose it was set that way on purpose, or just coincidence? I've got to think that Guy Fawkes would still have been strongly in the memories of the colonists at the time of the revolution.

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ETA 11/7:
*Obviously I don't keep track of the actual date and didn't realize I was reading something from yesterday. The actual 5th here it was NOT raining cats.

**And when I say 'same day' I wasn't thinking about the fact that the first Tuesday is not always the same day. But sometimes I suppose it might be the 5th, and it still doesn't seem farfetched to me that the colonists might have been thinking of holding their own elections as being symbolic of the overthrow of Pariament and the King.

Comments

[mollyrazor.livejournal.com]

But Guy Fawkes day is November 5. Today is the 6th.

[derien.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I realized that after I left for work (was supposed to be on my way when I was posting). And the 5th was good for fireworks, so I'm stupid and don't know what day it is.

But Election Day is always on a Tuesday, so it can't be always on the 5th, so my point if it possibly representing overthrow of King and Parliament is still not so far fetched.

[dances-withcats.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't always be the same day, either. Election Day is always the first Tuesday in November, here in the US. If the first Tuesday in November happens to be the 5th, then Guy Fawkes' Day and Election Day would be the same day.

[derien.livejournal.com]

Right, which they aren't this year (because I am dumb) - but don't you think it's plausible that they set it at this time of year thinking about representing the overthrow of King and Parliament? Okay, maybe I should just delete this post because I was just in too much of a hurry to give it enough thought.