Thursday, July 22, 2004

The biggest holiday in Utah

For those of you who just can't get enough of parades, "cheesy" beauty pagents, watermelon-eating contests and fireworks, the Great State of Utah is the place to be this weekend.  The 24th of July is Pioneer Day in the Great State of Utah and the end of the Days of '47 celebration.  This holiday commemorates the day in 1847 when the Mormon pioneers, led by the prophet Brigham Young, entered the Salt Lake Valley and he uttered those immortal words, "This is the place" (some think that he really uttered "This is the right place." but they are usually liberals).  For members of the LDS Church, this is the biggest holiday in the state, even surpassing Independence Day, and just like Independence Day, most eveyone gets the day off from work, except the federal guv-mint.  Now if we could only find a holiday where the bankers have to work.

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