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Message board > 50th anniversary of J.F.Kennedy assassination - 22nd November
50th anniversary of J.F.Kennedy assassination - 22nd November

Ticas
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50th anniversary of J.F.Kennedy assassination - 22nd November
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Celebrations will take place in the USA to mark this day. 
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19 Nov 2013
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MarionG
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funny it is called "celebration", I thought we only celebrate good things and am surprised assassinations fall in that category..I would think it would be called "memorial days" or something like that... |
19 Nov 2013
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yanogator
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You �re right, Marion. They certainly won �t be celebrations. Bruce |
19 Nov 2013
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douglas
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It must have been lost in translation. In German the word "Feier" translates to celebration, but it is used for both happy and sad "celebrations".
I think this trend is moving into English too-- these days, you often hear funerals referred to as a "celebration of life".
Cheers,
Douglas |
20 Nov 2013
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