Memorial Day was a little odd for William H Harrison. He’s from Canada, and it’s not really a thing there. It exists, it’s just not a thing. Remembrance Day is the thing. It’s on the same day as Veterans’ Day, which isn’t a thing in Canada, in both senses.
Unlike Memorial Day, Remembrance Day isn’t a holiday from work, and it is very solemn. You wear poppies to commemorate the dead buried in Flanders Field. There is a minute of complete silence at 11:00am. Some attend large wreath-laying ceremonies.
So, when Will received an invitation to the New Orleans Second Line Annual Memorial Day BBQ and Jamboree, he was a touch perplexed. But, as they say, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.” So, he went to the BBQ (and Jamboree).
When he arrived someone offered him a beer. Not very solemn, but, okay, he accepted it, not wanting to be rude (he’s Canadian, remember). Later developments saw him chow down on a trio of hot dogs, some shrimp gumbo and take his pair to the finals in the cornhole tournament (I still hold that cornhole is the most hillbilly game ever contrived). All in all, a fun day, but not in the least bit what he had expected.
Unlike Memorial Day, Remembrance Day isn’t a holiday from work, and it is very solemn. You wear poppies to commemorate the dead buried in Flanders Field. There is a minute of complete silence at 11:00am. Some attend large wreath-laying ceremonies.
So, when Will received an invitation to the New Orleans Second Line Annual Memorial Day BBQ and Jamboree, he was a touch perplexed. But, as they say, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.” So, he went to the BBQ (and Jamboree).
When he arrived someone offered him a beer. Not very solemn, but, okay, he accepted it, not wanting to be rude (he’s Canadian, remember). Later developments saw him chow down on a trio of hot dogs, some shrimp gumbo and take his pair to the finals in the cornhole tournament (I still hold that cornhole is the most hillbilly game ever contrived). All in all, a fun day, but not in the least bit what he had expected.
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