Counter-celebration
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A counter-celebration or counter-observance or alternative commemoration can be a form of protest of a holiday's commemoration by challenging its dominant narrative with an alternative event, often representing a social cause such as indigenous rights, and involving symbolic subversion in the style of culture jamming.[1]
Counter-celebrations[]
- Australia Day: Day of Mourning and Invasion Day or Survival Day
- Columbus Day: Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Thanksgiving: National Day of Mourning and Unthanksgiving Day
References[]
- ^ Allen, Chadwick (2012-10-01). Trans-Indigenous: Methodologies for Global Native Literary Studies. University of Minnesota Press. doi:10.5749/minnesota/9780816678181.003.0002. ISBN 978-0-8166-7818-1.
Categories:
- Protest tactics
- Secular holidays
- Holiday stubs