im part native american. as are a lot of folks in the states.

i dont have any family, and i dont celebrate any holidays. im not religious either so thats party in effect. but i'll usually throw in my well wishes with the rest.

to me, from what i see standing outside looking in, holidays like these are about what the spirit of the holiday has evolved into by the people that celebrate. lots of times the people celebrating are completely ignorant of the the facts historically.

there are several holidays that are grounded in absurdity, but what the people have developed as family traditions are what those holidays are really about. in my opinion anyway.

i still think its ironic that i get columbus day off as a federal holiday.