India's Independence Day.
Which, admittedly was this *past* Monday, so this post probably would have been better provided *last* Sunday.
And while I'm admitting things, I'll have to cop to the fact that my knowledge about India's freedom from Britain is somewhat limited to knowing the meaning of the word "raj" to play in Words with Friends ... and to whatever I learned from watching two seasons of Indian Summers on PBS before it (sadly) got cancelled.
But hey ... this melting pot down here isn't only for latins and haitians ... we celebrate *everyone*. Except the event in town wasn't at midnight on the 14th going into the 15th, which, according to the interwebs, was a necessary compromise because Aug 15th of 1947 was an "unfortunate and unholy" date astrologically to the Indians ... but Aug 15th was a "lucky day" to the British Lord who was coordinating all the details.
And now you know ... so tell any Indians you meet to have a happy belated independence day. Just, down here, make sure they aren't the Miccosukee or the Seminole kind of Indians ... 'cause they're the wrong kind and they only gained independence when they got to run the casinos.
LAST WEEK'S CELEBRATION:
https://www.yelp.com/events/fort-lauderdale-indias-independence-day-celebration
LEARN A LITTLE INDIAN HISTORY:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12641776
LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT WHY THE CELEBRATION IS AT MIDNIGHT:
http://guruprasad.net/posts/why-midnight-of-15-august-1947-for-indian-independence/
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