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Re: July 4th Festivities?
[Re: snmhanson]
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05/22/2015 03:54 PM
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Well, the BVI doesn't really celebrate because they lost us! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> But St. John Festival commemorates Emancipation Day (July 3rd, when the Danes emancipated the slaves) and Independence Day (because we are the U.S. Virgins). There will be a Carnival Village, music, J'ouvert, parade and all sorts of stuff leading up to the fireworks display over Cruz Bay on the 4th. Here's the schedule. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/usflag.gif" alt="" />
[color:"red"]NUTMEG[/color] Today is the tomorrow you talked about yesterday.
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Re: July 4th Festivities?
[Re: Twanger]
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05/22/2015 04:50 PM
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In 1776?? Wow, if so, what was all that fightin' about until Yorktown in 1781??? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: July 4th Festivities?
[Re: Twanger]
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05/22/2015 05:40 PM
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I love Scotland!! (But it is cold!!)
That is kind of like the story of the Danish governor, who, when confronted with a large group of slaves demanding their freedom on July 3, 1848 suddenly proclaimed, on his own authority: All unfree in the Danish West-Indian islands are from today emancipated.
[color:"red"]NUTMEG[/color] Today is the tomorrow you talked about yesterday.
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Re: July 4th Festivities?
[Re: snmhanson]
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05/23/2015 12:07 PM
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The Cruz Bay fest is a grand time and the big carnival day on island. You can watch the fireworks from Christmas Cove too, but sometimes the ash blows that way.
Cheers, RickG
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Re: July 4th Festivities?
[Re: sail2wind]
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05/23/2015 08:26 PM
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Second hand, on the sight line and the ashes. We could certainly see the smoke from the Mongoose Junction fire.
Cheers, RickG
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