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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 13:54:37 GMT
Often wondered that... Christmas is always the same, his birthday, though that itself is something of a conundrum... Dec 24 1bc, day before he was born...But new years day is a week later...So what happened in them 6 days between BC and AD... Having said that it's all a load of old bollocks anyway... Reminds me of a teaser Shangsy.........Christmas and New Year's Day are on the same day of the week during each Christmas and New Year holiday/celebration. However in which year were they not on the same day of the week and why? Every year they are different, as New Years Day comes 1st, so New Years Day 2017 was a Sunday...Christmas Day 2017 will be a Monday. Then New yrs Day 2018 will of course be a Monday, but it is a different year...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 14:00:41 GMT
Often wondered that... Christmas is always the same, his birthday, though that itself is something of a conundrum... Dec 24 1bc, day before he was born...But new years day is a week later...So what happened in them 6 days between BC and AD... Having said that it's all a load of old bollocks anyway... Reminds me of a teaser Shangsy.........Christmas and New Year's Day are on the same day of the week during each Christmas and New Year holiday/celebration. However in which year were they not on the same day of the week and why? Just googled it and it is actually a trick question. Goes like this,,, Every one knows Christmas Day and New Years day are on the same day, ( NOT TRUE) but in 1939 they were different....WHY... The 1939 is a red herring, most people immediately say because of the war, but they are NEVER the same day in the same year...QED
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 5, 2017 16:55:50 GMT
Reminds me of a teaser Shangsy.........Christmas and New Year's Day are on the same day of the week during each Christmas and New Year holiday/celebration. However in which year were they not on the same day of the week and why? Just googled it and it is actually a trick question. Goes like this,,, Every one knows Christmas Day and New Years day are on the same day, ( NOT TRUE) but in 1939 they were different....WHY... The 1939 is a red herring, most people immediately say because of the war, but they are NEVER the same day in the same year...QED Life was so hard before Google
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Apr 5, 2017 17:29:09 GMT
a) Cadbury was a Quaker and NOT a Christian, so this is more consistent with his views b) Where is the evidence that it is people of a different religion who have decided this? c) the word Easter has very little to do with Christianity, if thats the religion you are promoting here? d) Why should Christianity be the dominant religion in a country where only 1% of the population practice the religion i.e. go to Church? In fact, why should any religion be imposed on a state in the 21st century? Why the sudden Evangelical urge to defend Christianity? Christianity is an antiquated ideology that has caused mayhem, bigotry and promoted violence and disorder throughout the world. The less said about it the better. its not an evangelistic crusade on behalf of Christianity I don't believe any of our holidays should be altered to appease those who don't celebrate them just to either get them involved or fear risking offending them. I wish the English were allowed to celebrate St. George's day in the same manner as the Celtic nations do I also understand that it is also firms who do it just to attract more consumers and it is not an Islamic plot to rid the country of our traditions and holidays Is there anything stopping anyone from celebrating St George's Day? I've always assumed it's just that no-one can be arsed.
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Post by boothenboy75 on Apr 5, 2017 17:52:14 GMT
its not an evangelistic crusade on behalf of Christianity I don't believe any of our holidays should be altered to appease those who don't celebrate them just to either get them involved or fear risking offending them. I wish the English were allowed to celebrate St. George's day in the same manner as the Celtic nations do I also understand that it is also firms who do it just to attract more consumers and it is not an Islamic plot to rid the country of our traditions and holidays Is there anything stopping anyone from celebrating St George's Day? I've always assumed it's just that no-one can be arsed. Perhaps if it was a national holiday, as in Scotland and Ireland, we'd be more inclined to celebrate?
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Apr 5, 2017 19:00:32 GMT
Is there anything stopping anyone from celebrating St George's Day? I've always assumed it's just that no-one can be arsed. Perhaps if it was a national holiday, as in Scotland and Ireland, we'd be more inclined to celebrate? True. Has it ever been a national holiday? Was it a tradition to celebrate it in the past?
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Post by boothenboy75 on Apr 5, 2017 19:24:14 GMT
Perhaps if it was a national holiday, as in Scotland and Ireland, we'd be more inclined to celebrate? True. Has it ever been a national holiday? Was it a tradition to celebrate it in the past? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_DayIt seems that we curtailed our celebrations upon the union with Scotland. Yet another example of us changing our culture to stop the risk of offending others. :)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 8:57:18 GMT
The sense of entitlement and outrage on this board is nauseating.
'They have it so why don't we' 'they can do that to other people so why can't we'
Grown men, supposedly
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