11 Genocides Turned Into Holidays

Thanksgiving is the most famous genocide turned into a family holiday.This event was truly horrific.It happened in American history.

In 1637, settlers armed themselves after finding a white man's body. They set a Pequot village on fire. Settlers hunted down and killed anyone who escaped, including children. The name "Thanksgiving.This name comes from a speech. The governor of Bay Colony referred to the day as: "A day of thanksgiving. Thanking God that [the settlers] had eliminated over 700 men, women, and children."

We find it strange we still celebrate Columbus Day. People know this celebration promotes the Chicago World Fair.Chicago's World Fair.Columbus did not actually do anything that in 1893?He only helped pave the way for the extinction of America's indigenous people.Columbus only helped pave the way for the extinction of America's indigenous people.

Hold on. There is a national holiday honoring those who fought for the right to enslave a race and profit from their unpaid work. It exists in ten states across the Union (all in the South). It has several names, "

Some states honor those who fought for the right to enslave a race of people and make money from their unpaid work. This 'holiday' lacks a set date but is observed in ten Southern states. It has several names."being the worst."In Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, the government pays for this holiday. Celebrations are quiet for this holiday that sounds like something the KKK made up. Someone throws a party on one of the many days it occurs—likely David Duke. This world is a nightmare.

Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi make this a paid government holiday. Celebrations are quiet for this holiday, which sounds like something the KKK made up. Someone throws a party on one of the days it occurs; David Duke is likely that person. This world is a nightmare.

Turkey held international centenary events in 2015 honoring soldiers who fought in the World War I Gallipoli battle, which happened on April 25, 1915. Leaders from Allied nations, including Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, New Zealand Premier John Key, and Prince Charles and his son Harry, attended.

This celebration occurred on April 24, the same day Armenians mark the Armenian Genocide. One point five million people died in a campaign by Ottoman authorities.The Ottoman authorities aimed to wipe out their people.Armenians see April 24, 1915, as the start of the genocide. Turkish authorities began rounding up Armenians in Constantinople then.

South Africa held a celebration for priests involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The Catholic Church threw a 25th-anniversary party for them. Emmanuel Rukundo and Joseph Ndagijimana, two of those priests, faced conviction for international crimes and received 25 years and life sentences, respectively.

Dr. Jean-Damascene Bizimana, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), stated, "A person convicted of genocide and sentenced cannot hold a jubilee for them." He added that the priests deserved excommunication.The priests deserved excommunication.The Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Kabgayi Diocese is listed among 11 Genocides Turned Into Holidays.

G'day mate! If you are in Australia on January 26th, celebrate Australia Day. You can see the harbor parade in Sydney or the AnnualCockroach Races happen at the Story Bridge Hotel.Then catch the fireworks at Victoria Harbor. This commemorates the First Fleet's arrival from England and the unloading of prisoners who would settle the land and make it their home.

Do not mention that from 1788 to 1920, the indigenous population of Australiadropped from 750,000 to 60,000.Australia Day is listed among 11 Genocides Turned Into Holidays.

America excels at destroying groups of people and turning their suffering into a holiday. People take the day off to relax and pretend we did nothing terrible.

July 4th is often the worst. Celebrating the day the United States gained freedom from England is fine, but we must remember we fought for freedom toenslave an entire race of people.Selling the goods they harvested to make money is legitimately stone-cold. Add the crimes we committed against Native Americans.

Now, with the wealthiest 1% playing chess with our livelihoods, eating hot dogs and watching fireworks feels silly. We have not moved far from those tyrannical beginnings.

Hispanic Day, often called Fiesta Nacional de España, usually happens around October 10th in Spain. This day is essentially Columbus Day. It began to celebrate Columbus crossing the Atlantic Ocean and removing indigenous Americans.

Activists in Badalona, Spain, went as far asbanning the day in their city, claiming the holiday "celebrates the genocide of the occupation of America and has Francoist connotations," and that it "extols the values of his dictatorship." Yikes.In their city, people say the holiday celebrates the genocide of the occupation of America and has Francoist connotations. It serves as a way to extol the values of his dictatorship.

April 25th is Anzac Day. Australians and New Zealanders mark this day. They commemorate those who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. Dawn marches and reflection mark this solemn holiday. Some people think this day should be removed because Australians did the British Army's dirty work.

A moment during the First World War involved Australian troops crushing an Egyptian nationalist rebellion in 1919. Australian troops waiting to sail home were involved.The troops were ordered to machine-gun crowds of protesters.The revolt was crushed in April 1919. Over 1000 Egyptians died during the event.

Canada Day sounds nice. People want to go to a barbecue on July 1st after watching a parade. Many people want to attend. Many of Canada's Indigenous people view this holiday as celebrating the colonialism that shaped much of Canada's history.

Killa Atencio, an Indigenous woman living in Quebec, ...wrote inThe CoastOn Canada Day, I hurt seeing people celebrate this country blindly, forgetting the atrocities and lifetime of oppression they praise.

Canada recently admitted tocommitting genocideagainst their country's Indigenous people by makingcontribution agreementswith the people of the First Nations.