We don’t have holidays anymore. We take time off.

Few of us celebrate the events holidays are commemorating. They are just calendar points for national days of rest. They are excuses for taking a break from day-to-day activities and have little to do with the themes for which they were established.

Think about it. There are six major holidays on the American calendar: Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. Only Christmas has broad appeal and participation.

Memorial Day was established to honor those who died in mi...

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