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Cookesland & Aurania-Shifre mark Unipendence Day
Topic Started: Jan 9 2013, 06:58 PM (90 Views)
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Celebrations in the Cookeslandic capital

CORICAS -- Today, January 9th, Cookesland celebrates the anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Empire of Aurania-Shifre, a move that would provoke the Cookeslandic War for Independence. At the same time, Aurania-Shifre marks this date as its own national holiday, Unity of the Crowns, when then independent nations of Aurania and Shifre united their royal families to form the Aurano-Shifrean Empire. Historians from both nations agree that the choice of the date to declare independence was intentional, as a protest at the Aurano-Shifrean monarchy for suddenly raising the tax on wig powder on the Cookeslandic colonists. The result of the move has been that the two countries have been at odds with one another over whose day it should actually be. The animosity has caused tensions to flare between Olympia City and Coricas from time to time. An all-time low was reached in 1956 when several drunken Auranians interrupted the Independence Day parade in Port Imbris and launched fireworks at parade-goers.

In recent years as relations between the two countries have improved, so has the idea of sharing the same day. Since Cookesland and Aurania-Shifre are probably located near one another and share a great deal of cultural similarities (such as having the same national colors of sky blue, yellow, and white), as well as having large ex-patriot populations of each other's citizens, has caused both holidays to be popular in both nations. The traditional Aurano-Shifrean Spiral Hat has become widely seen at Cookeslandic celebrations as has the Cookeslandic wearing of blue, yellow, and white clothing in Aurania-Shifre. Many of the countries' younger populations have taken to calling January the 9th by the portmanteau term "Unipendence Day". A move that has alarmed many traditionalists, who fear that the increasing closeness is destroying the cultural identities of these nations. Whatever the case, the vast majority of the populations has not really cared about this.

One of the biggest landmarks of this years celebrations was the heads of state President Isabella Wu and Empress Alexandrina I wishing their counterpart and the other nation a happy holiday via Skype as they addressed the people from their respective capitals. The rest of the day was celebrated with large firework displays, parades, and eating the traditional Aurano-Shifrean Crown Cake/Cookeslandic Freedom Cake.

[OoC: Woo 6 years being on NS in some form or another!]
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