I was told by an American before that my accent reminded him of the Minnesotan accent.... no idea what that sounds like so
Just listened to the Minnesota accent on YouTube and it's nothing much like our accent. Not that any Irish accent is anyway similar to any American accent.
I got Reno and Fresno. I don’t get LA because my grandma, who I’m close with, was raised in Kansas, so I’ve picked up some of her slang. Plus, I’ve picked up some of my dads from the NorthWest, so I get put somewhere in the middle of those three, hence Reno.
Yep, I was actually taught this in school. All Hallows’ Eve was invented by the Catholics to win over Celts. No fireworks in the US, lots of video gaming parties though.
It's the worst night of the year for dogs, because they are already on edge with strangers constantly calling round door to door, and then fireworks going of every couple of minutes
Btw, Derry always holds a massive festival on Halloween week. Many people from my town go there on Halloween night since it's very close and it's quite something:
With the US well into “Spooky Season”, I was wondering what other countries have either adopted Halloween or celebrate some type of similar celebration. I would the UK and Canada celebrate Halloween because of their closeness to American culture, but what about the rest of the world. Halloween’s always been my favorite holiday, even if was only the 4th best as a kid, because it’s close to me birthday.
Immigrants from Ireland and other Celtic countries brought the custom to the US :P
Halloween has been celebrated here for centuries, owing its origin to the pagan festival Samhain. These days it's celebrated pretty much in the same way as in America. Lots of parties, trick or treating, people dressing up in costumes (adult and children's parties) and many people buy fireworks and set them off
So with the Rugby World Cup now underway, it's a blessing to again hear the best theme song in world sport on our TV screens once again.... The World In Union, theme song of every Rugby World Cup.
Kiri Te Kanawa - World In Union (Rugby World Cup theme)
I had Irish schooling apparently . Everything you said is true to my schooling. To be fair Irish very often = Catholic . I guess catholic schools have adopted the Irish model. The only differences are: 1) in elementary school we got Thursday-Friday off during Thanksgiving and in high school we got the whole week off 2) I only got 2 weeks off for Christmas, but most American public schools get 3 3) I only got 1 week off at Easter, but many schools are getting 2 weeks off now.
Also I got a lot of random days off (some holy days and whatnot, so I could attend mass and definitely not say at home and some multi-sports games ). Interesting, American’s don’t take Halloween off even though it’s a big deal here.
Yes, at primary school, we had random days off for holy days of obligation or whatever
And yes, I was educated in Catholic schools... my secondary school was run by priests and my sisters attended a "convent" school run by nuns . It's only the older I get I realise how weird the Irish education system is . I think I posted a picture of it here before, but here it is again, a pic of my secondary school
Primary schools re-opened here today. The school year for primary schools runs from September - June with 2 weeks off at Christmas and 2 weeks off at Easter as well as other mid term breaks. Age group 4-12 years.
Secondary schools open the last week of August / first week of September and finishes in May. So they have 3 months free in the summer (June, July and August) and 2 weeks off in Christmas and Easter as well as mid term breaks. Age group 12-17 / 18 years.
My primary school and secondary schools both had uniforms so I wore a uniform from 4-17 years of age
Oh, and there is no tradition of gifts for teachers
go crazy as well as North Ireland
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Just another place for those idiots to set off a firework
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