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describing May 2-4 to Americans

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2017.05.23

How better to describe the Victoria Day weekend to Americans than by its nickname, "May 2-4"? I was on a call with the board I've recently left, which is for a US-based professional association. As the sound of the fireworks came rolling up from the beach, I told them what holiday it was up here. To explain the name, all you need is the proper graphic:


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