# War reenactment around the world? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 14, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055 "2021-12-14T16:35:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/21 "2021-12-15T22:53:24Z")
Well, in the apocryphal world, apparently they do? I actually heard this about soccer, but that’s not the UK’s national game, so it doesn’t work that way, either. Still fun. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/22 "2021-12-15T22:59:48Z")
> [@phs3](#): > > that’s not the UK’s national game Yes it absolutely is. Cricket is big but a much less popular sport. And England have lost once or twice to Germany in football world cups. I think there might have been a few reenactments of England’s 1966 victory over Germany in the football World Cup. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/23 "2021-12-15T23:09:32Z")
In Nova Scotia, Canada, here’s one: “The 84th of Foot Second Battalion Regimental Association is a volunteer non-profit and self-funded organization dedicated to the research, preservation and authentic re-creation of a military regiment, camp and community as it existed during the period of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). As living history re-enactors, members of the Association strive to maintain a high standard of authenticity in re-creating and re-enacting all aspects of life (both military and civilian) during the mid to late 18th century. Members of this Society come from all walks of life and hail from communities throughout Nova Scotia.” And I think it likely that the 4th King’s Own Regiment of Foot, the 21st Royal North British Fusilier Regiment of Foot, and others are keen to re-enact the burning of the White House in 1812. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/24 "2021-12-16T00:20:14Z")
As a kid I was puzzled by my southern relatives all excited, and even joyous, about their local stagings of a battle in the Civil Wa – excuse me, _The War Between The States._ I really wanted to ask “So you’re _celebrating_ getting crushed by your enemies?” ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/25 "2021-12-16T01:04:41Z")
Well, not officially, at least not from what I found on the web. Which had surprised me, since I _thought_ football/soccer was it! Glad to hear the reality. This is like lacrosse being Canada’s official game, when everyone knows it’s really hockey. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/26 "2021-12-16T02:51:41Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > I think there might have been a few reenactments of England’s 1966 victory over Germany in the football World Cup. You can’t really reenact it anymore. The “Wembley Goal” only works with a square wooden crossbar. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/27 "2021-12-16T04:01:29Z")
> [@phs3](#): > > This is like lacrosse being Canada’s official game, when everyone knows it’s really hockey. Lacrosse is Canada’s official _summer_ sport and ice hockey is Canada’s official _winter_ sport. We’ve got a law about it and everything: _National Sports of Canada Act_ > **[National Sports of Canada Act](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/n-16.7/page-1.html)** > > Federal laws of Canada ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/28 "2021-12-16T09:04:13Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Lacrosse is Canada’s official _summer_ sport and ice hockey is Canada’s official _winter_ sport. That would work for England too. Basically posh people think our national sport is cricket, everyone else knows it’s football. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/29 "2021-12-16T16:27:07Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > I think there might have been a few reenactments of England’s 1966 victory over Germany in the football World Cup. Don’t the English attempt to reenact that every four years or so? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055/30 "2021-12-17T21:03:02Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > But are reenactments of _other_ wars around the world commonplace? [Anglo-Boer War](http://thediehards.co.uk/) and [Anglo-Zulu War](https://www.1879group.org/) reenactments are a thing, but spurred more by British groups than South African ones. The only South African-based one I knew of is defunct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-reenactment-around-the-world/956055.md?page=1)