What is the Purpose of Holidays?

I read with curiosity the editorial about “Remembering the Purpose of Holidays.” 

The first half of the discussion revolved around the Christian holiday “Easter.” That is wonderful in my world as I am Catholic and raised four children in the Catholic Church. The true meaning of our holidays does not evolve from commercialization or some desire to be lazy, but rather from the cultural and religious causes that assign importance to a particular date. There are only 12 Federally recognized holidays in the United States. 

However, there are over 1,200 days of celebration and holidays defined by different states, local communities, and religions. Days such as Jan 27th Holocaust Remembrance Day, Feb 8th Boy Scout Day, Feb 14th Valentine’s Day, March 10th Ramadan, April 14th Dolphin Day, April 15th Patriots Day, May 12th Mother’s Day, Sept8th Grandparents Day, Oct 2nd Rosh Hashanah, etc. It is ludicrous to assign all these “days of recognition” equalimportance. So, we rely on our elected leadership, federal and local to help us assign importance and recognition when most warranted.  

This March 31st was the 2024 day honoring the resurrection of Christ in the Christian faith Easter). Instead of honoring the faith he professes to be a part of, our President Joe Biden chose to publicly honor and support “Transgender Visibility Day. ”To spotlight such a small group of confused young people, in the face of millions of Christian families struggling to survive in an evil world is the most insensitive and insulting thing I have witnessed in modern leadership. I am speechless!