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OT - Happy Repeal Day, Americans - fashion and art during the Jazz Age

DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,221
edited December 2022 in The Commons

For those who enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, or a mug of beer with a pretzel, December 5th is Repeal Day.  The 18th amendment ushered in prohibition of legal alcohol distribution and sale.  Supporters of this Temperance movement built a string of memorials which also served as water fountains, like this one which is still at the corner of Indiana and 7th, NW in Washington DC.  See Temperance written at the top.  The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th, and allowed local governments to legalize the distribution and sale of alcohol if they wished.    December 5, 1933.

Here is one article related to fashion, art, and design during the Jazz Age, roughly coinciding with Prohibition

Enjoy and maybe be inspired - https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2021/september/venus-and-diana-fashioning-the-jazz-age

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,221
    edited December 2022

    Enjoy this video on fashion during the era

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  • takezo_3001takezo_3001 Posts: 1,997

    I F'n despise alcohol, it has caused countless deaths and too many lives have been, and continually, ruined by it! Dec 5th will be uncelebrated by me… Sorry OP, but I cannot celebrate with you, I've known too many people that were negatively effected by alcohol!

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,774

    Cheers Diomede!! Funny, I have never heard of repeal day until now, but I have no problem celebrating it, LOL

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