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busyizzie
03-05-2007, 08:49 AM
In the Chicago region, and who knows where else we have a school holiday today for Casmir Pulaski. He was a soldier from Poland who helped George Washington in the Revolutionary War. I'm wondering does anyone else celebrate this holiday around the country, or is it a "trumphed up" school holiday for the Polish community in Chicago??

I swear as a teacher ya gotta love these kinds of days!

mamakimberly
03-05-2007, 08:54 AM
Sorry, never heard of it- grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and now live in the DFW area :)

Charla
03-05-2007, 09:09 AM
Never heard of it (western NY)...Buffalo has a huge Polish population but I don't think they get the day off. I know Rochester never did :)

JenniferHowland
03-05-2007, 09:24 AM
I've never heard of it either...I'm from Texas, also lived in Iowa, and now here in Tennessee. That's a cool *extra* holiday for the kids though!! :D

TraceyLee
03-05-2007, 09:38 AM
we are. :D

rh_scrapbooker
03-05-2007, 09:53 AM
Never even heard of it. :) That's not saying much though, I've only ever lived in Virginia and Oregon.

Rachel

jpysgrl
03-05-2007, 10:16 AM
I believe it's just here in Illinois.

scrappinmichele
03-05-2007, 01:14 PM
I never heard of it and I'm from the Milwaukee, WI area and I've lived in MN & now here in VA.

RachelS
03-05-2007, 05:11 PM
i've heard of it! of course, my ex is Polish and from Chicago... so we are trying to teach our son about some of his heritage

Deena
03-05-2007, 07:51 PM
I've heard of it, however my children's school does not get the day off, although most of the other districts around us do LOL

AngelinaS
03-05-2007, 08:49 PM
Umm, well, I work at "Pulaski" Elementary school! :D But, guess what?? We had school today ANYWAY, DARN it!!

Charla
03-05-2007, 08:56 PM
Angelina, that's hilarious!! :)

JenniferHowland
03-05-2007, 11:07 PM
LOL Angelina!!!! NO fair :p

meems
03-05-2007, 11:07 PM
heard of it, never understood it. I'm in the nw burbs of Chicago. Kids in our district had school today.

but since we're on a Polish-related topic . . .

I missed Paczki Day! :( :(