Whacking Day (holiday) - Revision history

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 {{Quote|Everyone likes Whacking Day, but I hate it. Is there something wrong with me?|[[Lisa]]}}
 {{Quote|Yes, honey.|[[Homer]]|Whacking Day}}
 '''Whacking Day''' is a local holiday in [[Springfield]] which calls for the townspeople to beat snakes to death with sticks.
 == History and tradition ==
 It reportedly dates back to founding father [[Jebediah Springfield]], who whacked his first snake in May 10, 1775.

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 It reportedly dates back to founding father [[Jebediah Springfield]], who whacked his first snake in May 10, 1775.
-During Whacking Day, which takes place the 10th of every May, the citizens of Springfield drive all snakes to [[Springfield Town Square|the center of the town]] and proceed to whack them to death with sticks. The event has included several notable figures as grand marshals, including President {{Ch|Richard Nixon}} and singer {{Ch|Barry White}}.<ref name="Whacking Day"/> The holiday has become so popular in Springfield that sales surround the event, and specialized sticks, called '''whacking sticks''', have been created for the sole purpose of whacking snakes on the day.<ref name="Whacking Day"/> Schools in Springfield are closed in observance on Whacking Day.  Still, Springfield's Chamber of Commerce no longer recognizes Whacking Day as an official holiday,<ref name="The Simpsons Guide to Springfield">''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]''</ref> and whacking snakes has since been outlawed.<ref>"[[Walking Big & Tall]]"</ref>
+During Whacking Day, which takes place the 10th of every May, the citizens of Springfield drive all snakes to [[Springfield Town Square|the center of the town]] and proceed to whack them to death with sticks. The event has included several notable figures as grand marshals, including President {{Ch|Richard Nixon}} and singer {{Ch|Barry White}}.<ref name="Whacking Day"/> The holiday has become so popular in Springfield that sales surround the event, and specialized sticks, called '''whacking sticks''', have been created for the sole purpose of whacking snakes on the day.<ref name="Whacking Day"/> Schools in Springfield are closed in observance on Whacking Day. Still, Springfield's Chamber of Commerce no longer recognizes Whacking Day as an official holiday,<ref name="The Simpsons Guide to Springfield">''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]''</ref> and whacking snakes has since been outlawed.<ref>"[[Walking Big & Tall]]"</ref>
 The barbaric nature of Whacking Day has drawn criticism, being called "distasteful and puerile" even by hillbillies.<ref name="Whacking Day"/>

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 The barbaric nature of Whacking Day has drawn criticism, being called "distasteful and puerile" even by hillbillies.<ref name="Whacking Day"/>
-There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a charge in the {{{{W|Capture of Fort Ticonderoga|Battle of Ticonderoga}} on May 10, 1775, the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
+There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a charge in the {{W|Capture of Fort Ticonderoga|Battle of Ticonderoga}} on May 10, 1775, the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
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 == History and tradition ==
 [[File:Whacking day.png|thumb|right|250px|Citizens, driving snakes into the center of town on Whacking Day.]]
-It reportedly dates back to founding father [[Jebediah Springfield]], who whacked his first snake in 1775.
+It reportedly dates back to founding father [[Jebediah Springfield]], who whacked his first snake in May 10, 1775.
 During Whacking Day, which takes place the 10th of every May, the citizens of Springfield drive all snakes to [[Springfield Town Square|the center of the town]] and proceed to whack them to death with sticks. The event has included several notable figures as grand marshals, including President {{Ch|Richard Nixon}} and singer {{Ch|Barry White}}.<ref name="Whacking Day"/> The holiday has become so popular in Springfield that sales surround the event, and specialized sticks, called '''whacking sticks''', have been created for the sole purpose of whacking snakes on the day.<ref name="Whacking Day"/> Schools in Springfield are closed in observance on Whacking Day.  Still, Springfield's Chamber of Commerce no longer recognizes Whacking Day as an official holiday,<ref name="The Simpsons Guide to Springfield">''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]''</ref> and whacking snakes has since been outlawed.<ref>"[[Walking Big & Tall]]"</ref>
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 The barbaric nature of Whacking Day has drawn criticism, being called "distasteful and puerile" even by hillbillies.<ref name="Whacking Day"/>
-There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a battle at Ticonderoga on the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
+There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a charge in the {{{{W|Capture of Fort Ticonderoga|Battle of Ticonderoga}} on May 10, 1775, the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
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	There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a battle at Ticonderoga on the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W\|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>		There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a battle at Ticonderoga on the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W\|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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 == Behind the Laughter ==
-Whacking Day recalls the {{w|St. Patrick#St. Patrick banishes all snakes from Ireland|legend of St. Patrick banishing all snakes from Ireland}}.
+Whacking Day recalls the {{W|St. Patrick#St. Patrick banishes all snakes from Ireland|legend of St. Patrick banishing all snakes from Ireland}}.
 == Appearances ==

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	There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a battle at Ticonderoga on the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W\|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>		There have been some discrepancies uncovered in the history of Whacking Day: Jebediah Springfield lead a battle at Ticonderoga on the same day he is supposedly credited with founding the holiday. Also, according to the book ''The Truth About Whacking Day'' by {{W\|Bob Woodward}}, Whacking Day was created in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the Irish. One Irishman who survived the event recounts that "twas was all in good fun".<ref name="Whacking Day">"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
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		+	== Trivia ==
		+	*Springfield's Chamber of Commerce doesn't recognize Whacking Day as an official holiday.<ref>''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]''</ref>

	== Behind the Laughter ==		== Behind the Laughter ==