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Old 04-21-2018, 01:09 PM
 
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Happy San Jacinto Day everyone on the CD Texas forum.Long Live Texas!
We won our independence from Mexico on this day in 1836.
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Old 04-21-2018, 05:36 PM
 
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I just took my son to the reenactment held on the SJ monument grounds. Highly recommend it! Texas Forever!
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Old 04-21-2018, 08:36 PM
 
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In Pasadena, TX, where I grew up, we used to have a school holiday on April 21 so we could watch the parade down Southmore Street.

Not anymore.

Now, Cinco de Mayo is a bigger celebration.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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Old 04-22-2018, 06:23 AM
 
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Now, Cinco de Mayo is a bigger celebration.
That's sad. Cinco de Mayo is not a part of Texas or the United States. However, a lot of the meaning of Cinco is lost. For a lot of people, Cinco de Mayo is just a day to get drunk. It has turned into St. Patrick's Day with a Mexican flair.

How much awareness is there of San Jacinto Day at this point? Texas has gotten a lot of transplants from other U.S. due to having a business friendly climate and transplants from Asia and Latin America. I think this has diluted the whole notion of being a Texan. I didn't come to Texas until I was an adult. It is important for new resident to embrace the Texas story and culture, because it is a good one.
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Old 04-22-2018, 06:44 AM
 
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Texas history is still taught in my kids' elementary school, including field trips to important sites. (They also do the pledge allegiance to Texas in school.)

And some of us transplants learn of it by visiting local towns and sites for leisure - e.g. day trips to local towns like Gonzales and historical ranches.

(Btw, who knew Jerry Hall hailed from Gonzales? lol)
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