Before bothering y'all with such a question I did at least google it to try and find the answer myself. Only info I found is that it is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years)& I also discovered that it is a Burmese National Holiday, though neither of these insights provided me with the information I was searching for.
I bet your wondering why I'm even asking right?? Well I was looking for some old holiday that is observed on this very day that requires the hanging and plugging in of your CHRISTMAS LIGHTS! As I stood out on my porch this evening, enjoying the first bit of bearable outdoor weather we've had all day, I hear a bit of a ruckus (the moving of a ladder to be exact) and then all of the sudden the house down the road from me is lit up like Christmas morning... Literally.
Since we don't have much light out here (we have a few street lights, but my neighbor got annoyed by a few and shot them out, so artificial light is minimal after dark) this sudden burst of light was a bit of a shocker. As far as I know the residents of this house aren't Burmese, and even if they were, what I read about the Burmese National Holiday (more accurately known as "Burmese Martyrs' Day") it isn't exactly the kind of holiday where you hang up your Christmas lights.
I thought it was quite odd to say the least, but I have yet to work up the courage to willingly interact with the residents there (though they have had no issue with forcing their presence upon me a time or two) so I think it would be a bit weird for me to knock on their door at 10 o'clock at night and ask if anyone residing there happens to be Burmese!!
Not to mention, what on earth would I do if they said: "Yes, I am in fact Burmese."?!?!? Since this holiday is a day when high ranking officials of that country visit the Martyrs' Mausoleum to pay respect to long ago assassinated independence leaders, I could hardly offer a Hallmark card or a gift basket...It just doesn't seem like that sort of Holiday, but in my defense, it also doesn't seem like the "Hang your Christmas lights and shine them brightly in the middle of July" type of holiday either....
I'll just have to leave this as one of those Noodleville Mysteries best left unsolved I suppose.
On a completely unrelated note: My bunnies are here from Louisiana and have finally settled in!! They are Castor Standard Rexs and I'm quite pleased with them as they are the beginning of my "rabbitry" and yes, to you non-rabbit folks, that is a real word. (Oh and, "rabbit folks" exist too..I found a whole slew of them online, so I'm not the only one who has this "crazy hobby" haha) It's my newest hobby and I am well aware that 95% of the people who know me think it's extremely bazaar, crazy or downright stupid and to those of you who think that, even though I may love you (or at the very least tolerate you) I just don't care what you think so keep your negative opinions to yourself if you don't mind. Be forewarned, at this point in my life I have finally grown a big enough "pair" that I am quite content with telling you where to shove your negativity, and since my methods of doing so are "socially unacceptable" I find it's best for all parties involved if the negative opinions and discouraging remarks be kept silent.
Anywho, here's a couple of pictures:
Cute eh? I surely think so :-)
Goodnight y'all!
Love & Hugs
C.W
3 comments:
well that was a fun read, thanks! :)
That is an odd occurrence in July. Maybe they needed light but did not want white. Any way, a "pair"? Sound like you bought a whole sack full. Good for you. Be Proud of who you are.
Happy you enjoyed it Annete. I blog mostly for my own amusement so I'm always a bit late at seeing & replying to blog comments *sorry* One of these days I'll tinker on here a bit more and figure out how to set up email alerts when I get blog comments..
Jason..LOL it's Noodle and I've just come to accept that most of the residents are a bit odd. Which is great for me since I fit right in! Hahahaha
BTW- They kept the lights strung up for almost 2 weeks, took them down..went a week with no lights and the hung up strands of white lights. They had those turned on almost every night since then, but lately the nights have been darker as they haven't been plugging in them in for some reason. I've contemplated asking them about it, but it would prove that I pay way to much attention to ridiculous things and I may scare them into thinking I'm a stalker or peeping tom..and it's just not neighborly to freak out your neighbors like that. :-)
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