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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:16 pm
by Jude
A very Belated Happy New Year to all and sundry - just think in another month we can celebrate the Chinese New Year and in 8 months the Jewish New year - anyone know of any other New Years within a "nominal" year?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:06 pm
by Vonny
Jude wrote:anyone know of any other New Years within a "nominal" year?
The new Tax Year?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:08 pm
by Mrs C.
New Academic Year?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:16 pm
by Katharine
Islamic and Bahai New Years are ones I have celebrated with friends before now.
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:08 pm
by Angela Woodford
Jude wrote:A very Belated Happy New Year to all and sundry - just think in another month we can celebrate the Chinese New Year and in 8 months the Jewish New year - anyone know of any other New Years within a "nominal" year?
Buddha Day is 13 May! Just for your enlightenment...
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:55 pm
by Jude
Angela Woodford wrote:Jude wrote:A very Belated Happy New Year to all and sundry - just think in another month we can celebrate the Chinese New Year and in 8 months the Jewish New year - anyone know of any other New Years within a "nominal" year?
Buddha Day is 13 May! Just for your enlightenment...
bling bling on the bells and large hums from the groups!
i meant in the Gregorian calendar that the generic world uses - I have two types - one Jewish and one English (ish) - is it gregorian now or have we moved on again I get confused with all these weird dates?
Must stop eating them!!! (lol!!)
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:34 pm
by Katharine
Buddha Day, also known as Wesak Day, commemorates his birth, enlightenment and his death - presumably not all in the same year.
We used to have fantastic processions of devotees carrying paper lotus flowers with actual nightlights lit inside them. Each temple or group had different uniforms and different styles of lanterns each year - one of the most impressive processions in the Sarawak calendar!
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:49 am
by cj
Orthodox Christians work to a calendar that is 2 weeks behind us, so they celebrate Christmas when we are at Epiphany, ergo, new year must have just passed for them.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:14 pm
by Jude
Crikey - Orthadox Christians, Orthadox Jews, Extreme Islamists (Did anyone watch Dispatches last night on Ch4? That was an eye opener) What a mix all in the same pot..... and people still want to come and live here!
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:02 pm
by Euterpe13
I'm an agnostic pagan / religious sexual maniac ( see another thread...) and I'm moving back to Blighty in about 2 months time - should I have myself certified instead ????
A New Heaven and A New Leigh-on-Sea
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:46 pm
by Angela Woodford
Barbara, I make the prediction that once you're at Leigh-on-Sea, it will be known for it's new Euro-glamour, and all those Essex joke books will be have to be discarded!
Love
Munch
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:30 am
by Euterpe13
bless you, Munch !
you are definitely on the first party list !
bisoux
B.
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:51 am
by Jude
Euterpe13 wrote:bless you, Munch !
you are definitely on the first party list !
bisoux
B.
Can't wait until you are back in the wet, windy and cold!?? You will probably be treated as some sort of celeb! (ooooooh there's that woman who's cum al that way from spain! she i talk to 'er? nah, she's too imprtant furus, she mite be anyfink!")..........
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:32 am
by J.R.
Euterpe13 wrote:I'm an agnostic pagan / religious sexual maniac ( see another thread...) and I'm moving back to Blighty in about 2 months time - should I have myself certified instead ????
I would suggest locating the nearest Ann Summers store !
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:40 pm
by Euterpe13
J.R. wrote:Euterpe13 wrote:I'm an agnostic pagan / religious sexual maniac ( see another thread...) and I'm moving back to Blighty in about 2 months time - should I have myself certified instead ????
I would suggest locating the nearest Ann Summers store !
I have no idea how to comment on that, JR .....