"Why is it called 420?
Why is it a mixed up day? Easter moves around so over the 125 years Easter will have coincided with Hitler's birthday at times.
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I think 420 has something to do with drugs...but am willing to be corrected. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Why is it called 420?
Why is it a mixed up day? Easter moves around so over the 125 years Easter will have coincided with Hitler's birthday at times.
I think 420 has something to do with drugs...but am willing to be corrected."
I understand the co-opting of April 20th (4th month, 20th day) but I don't understand where the 420 comes from. As we can't discuss illegal substances I'm not interested in that, just the origin of the term.
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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There was an article about the significance of 420 on the BBC news page last week. It involved a group of Californians (who else?) who used to meet at twenty past four and so on. The most interesting thing in the article was a mile post in Colorado (I think) that now says 419.9 mi as it kept getting pinched when it said 420  |
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From 'Cute Calendar':
Weed Day or 420 is on April 20, 2014. April 20 has evolved into a counterculture holiday in North America, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis. Some events have a political nature to them, advocating for the decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States. 420, 4:20, or 4/20 is primarily a term used in North America and refers to the consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. Observances based on the number include the time (4:20 pm) as well as the date (April 20).
The earliest use of the term began among a group of teenagers in San Rafael, California in 1971. The group first used the term in connection to a fall 1971 plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop that they had learned about. They designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 pm as their meeting time. The group referred to this plan with the phrase "4:20 Louis". Multiple failed attempts to find the crop eventually shortened their phrase to simply "4:20", which ultimately evolved into a codeword that the teens used to mean pot-smoking in general.
Cannabis, also known as marijuana and , refers to preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Since the early 20th century cannabis has been subject to legal restrictions with the possession, use, and sale of cannabis preparations containing psychoactive cannabinoids currently illegal in most countries of the world; the United Nations has said that cannabis is the most used illicit drug in the world. (With material from: Wikipedia)
I spotted the Hyde Park rally on the Internet and the coincidence of AH's birthday came up via a posting on a website that I write for.
Easter does change, from year to year, my comment was purely that today reflects 'good', 'bad' and 'generally illegal but we wish it wasn't', dependent on your own point of view. |
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