# What's Your Favorite Holiday? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 9, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249 "2009-10-09T22:30:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/41 "2009-10-11T00:27:29Z")
I love which ever one is coming up next and gets me off work. Yay Columbus Day! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/42 "2009-10-11T00:43:09Z")
4th. Cookouts,beer and good friends.Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/43 "2009-10-11T02:24:55Z")
> [@chacoguy](#): > > March 14th, [Steak and a Blowjob Day](http://www.steakandbjday.com/) EVERY day is Steak and a Blowjob Day in Thailand. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/44 "2009-10-11T02:57:10Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > EVERY day is Steak and a Blowjob Day in Thailand. 😃 So, what does that have to do with the _Instant Beef Flavor Paste_ or, _GUA VU NAU PHO_ (Made in Thailand, marked **EXPORT ONLY** that I bought from Sam’s Oriental Grocery? Strange name…anyway, instructions: “Put one spoonful of paste in 3 cups of water, add beef as required, then boiling gently till cook.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/45 "2009-10-11T03:11:37Z")
Groundhog Day. It’s also my birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/46 "2009-10-11T03:17:50Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So, what does that have to do with the _Instant Beef Flavor Paste_ or, _GUA VU NAU PHO_ (Made in Thailand, marked **EXPORT ONLY** that I bought from Sam’s Oriental Grocery? Strange name…anyway, instructions: “Put one spoonful of paste in 3 cups of water, add beef as required, then boiling gently till cook.” It’s all in the special sauce. 😉 What is _gua vu nau pho_? That sounds Vietnamese. It’s certainly not Thai. Pho is a Vietnamese dish. They must make it here in Thailand for export. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/47 "2009-10-12T00:52:05Z")
In general, I like Jewish holidays better than secular ones, because at least Jewish holidays are marked by more than, “Hey, a day off; let’s go shopping.” Thus holidays where there’s a constant reminder that it’s a holiday top my list. Passover is up there, and we just finished Sukkot tonight. And I like Purim for the sheer fun bit. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/48 "2009-10-12T01:00:50Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > It’s certainly not Thai. Pho is a Vietnamese dish. They must make it here in Thailand for export. Sneaky fellows, those guys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/49 "2009-10-12T14:16:43Z")
I like New Year’s. The friends, drunken partying, and fireworks of the 4th of July but it’s not sweltering hot outside. I love hanging out around a bonfire breathing the cool winter air. Plus smooches at midnight, what’s not to love? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/50 "2009-10-12T16:51:03Z")
Christmas is my favorite holiday, but the most important to me(a slightly different thing) is Easter. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249/51 "2009-10-12T17:43:56Z")
Thanksgiving because you give with no strings attached. There is no deciding whether your present cost more than someone else’s. You just give. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday/513249.md?page=2)