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May 5--Happy Children's Day
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 8:04 -0700
by Stan Sakai
May 5 is Children's Day (kodomo no hi) in Japan. It used to be Boys' Day, and March 3 was Girls' Day, but it's been incorporated to celebrate both sexes. March 3 is now Dolls' Day.
In the US, May 5 is also Cartoonists Day. May 5 1895 was the first time that Richard Outcault's The Yellow Kid first saw print. May 3-9 is Cartoonists Week.
Today is also the day the Jim Scancarelli reveals who died in the Gasoline Alley newspaper strip. Does anyone on the board get in in their newspaper? If so, let us know the answer to the mystery.
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 13:50 -0700
by Usagi
No....Chidrens day....oh my..oh my....*takes a breath* ....
Ok , and today is Sinco De Mayo, Mexican Indepencive day from Spain !!
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 14:23 -0700
by Stan Sakai
Usagi wrote::
Ok , and today is Sinco De Mayo, Mexican Indepencive day from Spain !!
Living in Southern California, I'm well aware of Cinco de Mayo. It celebrates the victory of the Mexican army over the larger French forces at the Battle of Puebla.
We were going to go out for Mexican food tonight, but those restaurants tend to be busy on Cinco de Mayo. We'll do it Friday and celebrate Siete de Mayo.
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 14:38 -0700
by Stan Sakai
May 5 is also the end of Golden Week--four national holidays celebrated one after the other:
3/29 Green Day (Midori no Hi) used to be the birthday of Emperor Showa who died in 1989. It was changed to Green Day, and now celebrates the environment.
5/3 Constitution Day (Kenpo Kinen Bi) celebrates the day the Japanese constitution was put into effect.
5/4 Between Day is the day that falls between two national holidays. The Japanese celebrated by turning it into a national holiday.
5/5 Children's Day
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 17:21 -0700
by Usagi not logged in
Oh, yea, thats what CDM is ^^* Opps I knoew it was spanish something lol- I am not going to cellibrate that this year ....alot has wnet down this week..Im still in the stage of moarning ^^*....
Gasoline Alley comic strips online
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 18:46 -0700
by Andy
You can read Gasoline Alley strips online at
www.comicspage.com
I read it today, but didn't see that there was any revelation obvious to me, but I haven't been following it.
You can also get comics strips sent to your email each day there and at ucomics.com
I get Dick Tracy in my email each day and Big Nate. You only get one from each site for free.
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 19:46 -0700
by Usagi not logged in
I lOVE Dick Tracy!
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 23:14 -0700
by Glennosuke
Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 17:00 -0700
by gunblade007
wow you live in southern california mr.sakai? do you know where moreno valley is? i know mr.eastman lives in la which is 2 hours away from me.i heard of boys day and girls day from a book on japan from my school's library that's how i got the name naga for my series 2 of my story.
-Joe:)
