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By: Global Voices Online » Argentina: Celebrating Flag Day

Global Voices Online » Argentina: Celebrating Flag Day — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:27:04 +0000

[...] is Flag Day in Argentina and Buenos Aires Argentina Guide is celebrating by writing about the history of this national holiday. Cancel this [...]

By: Alan Patrick

Alan Patrick — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:27:51 +0000

Hi Pablo,

No worries – your accounts of Flag Day are surely more informed than mine was

I edited the post to add a link to your Flag day posts, so that people can get the view from Rosario

Saludos,

Alan

By: Pablo D. Flores

Pablo D. Flores — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:50:41 +0000

Thanks for noticing, Alan! Just go to http://dfordisorientation.blogspot.com/search/label/flag%20day and it will show all the Flag Day-related posts. One of them contains an explanation of why this holiday is not particularly noticed in Buenos Aires. In Rosario, on the other hand, public employees and schools get an extra day off on June 20, so it’s like two holidays, one national and one local…

By: Alan Patrick

Alan Patrick — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:28:11 +0000

Hi Maya,

Happy belated birthday!

Yes, I will keep up the lesser-known holiday reports, especially for you Although I think this one is fairly well known… especially in Rosario. Check out Pablo’s last two blog posts for more on that:

http://dfordisorientation.blogspot.com/

Take care,

Alan

By: Maya T. Frost

Maya T. Frost — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:36:47 +0000

What? It was National FLAG Day? And here I thought everyone was honoring my June 18th birthday.
Kidding, of course. Yes, the streets WERE deadly quiet, even more so than during the previous national holidays I’ve experienced here. This is not such a good thing on a birthday, though it did make riding the Subte an almost luxurious experience.
Anyway, thanks for the bit about Belgrano. Looking forward to your reports on lesser-known holidays!
Besos,
Maya