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I have nothing against 'days', but simply don't like that nobody knows how the 'day' actually ever came about in the first place.

For example Halloween. How many people associate it being the day before All Saints Day? My understanding is that it was considered to be the last chance that bad spirits had to cause trouble before being forced into hiding on 1st November.
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday or Tlusty Czwartek) - the time to use up ingredients before fasting during Lent.
Easter - the death of Jesus Christ (difficult that one!)
Christmas (the birth of Jesus Christ)
etc. etc.

Our vicar when I was at primary school used to tell us that Mothers Day (or Mothering Sunday as he drilled into us) was a traditional day during the 19th century for young girls who were servents to have the day off and visit their mothers and take a gift.

You couldn't trust that vicar though - much to the horror of his flock (and wife and kids) he was unveiled in the Sunday newspapers as a frequenter of public toilets (please refer to buggers and bigots thread).
I can't remember how our headmaster explained to us primary school kids that the vicar wasn't there any more....

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Tsk, Steven, Easter is the celebration of the fact that Jesus didn't stay dead! Anyone can die, the hard part is going for a walk two days later!

Regarding the vicar, didn't the headmaster just tell everyone that he had gone to a nice cottage?

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Keith Byrne:
Tsk, Steven, Easter is the celebration of the fact that Jesus didn't stay dead! Anyone can die, the hard part is going for a walk two days later!

Regarding the vicar, didn't the headmaster just tell everyone that he had gone to a nice cottage?

Well, you got me twice there.
Though what I am surprised about is that the Poles and French (and presumably other nations too) do not mark Good Friday with a national holiday.
As Keith very correctly pointed out, Jesus didn't die at Easter, but on Good Friday.
Alf Roberts, meanwhile, died at Christmas.

Not sure about the nice cottage thing. Am I missing a euphemism or rhyming slang?
Shame though as if he'd waited about 20 years he could have come out of the closet and kept his job, probably.

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Though what I am surprised about is that the Poles and French (and presumably other nations too) do not mark Good Friday with a national holiday.
As Keith very correctly pointed out, Jesus didn't die at Easter, but on Good Friday.

It's because it's not His death that matters but the Resurection!

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Alicja Efejska:

Though what I am surprised about is that the Poles and French (and presumably other nations too) do not mark Good Friday with a national holiday.
As Keith very correctly pointed out, Jesus didn't die at Easter, but on Good Friday.

It's because it's not His death that matters but the Resurection!

It seems it mattered enough to the British to create a public holiday.
Surely the manner of his death is worth reflecting over and worthy of respect. Why is the 26th of December a holiday? Surely this is less significant than Good Friday.
The Monday after Easter though, I assume that this is a holiday simply to recover from the previous day's eating or to get back home if you'd travelled to family for the Sunday.

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Steven H.:

Alicja Efejska:

Though what I am surprised about is that the Poles and French (and presumably other nations too) do not mark Good Friday with a national holiday.
As Keith very correctly pointed out, Jesus didn't die at Easter, but on Good Friday.

It's because it's not His death that matters but the Resurection!

It seems it mattered enough to the British to create a public holiday.
Surely the manner of his death is worth reflecting over and worthy of respect. Why is the 26th of December a holiday? Surely this is less significant than Good Friday.
The Monday after Easter though, I assume that this is a holiday simply to recover from the previous day's eating or to get back home if you'd travelled to family for the Sunday.

In Catholic church we stress the importance of the Resurection and this is why there is more focus on Easter Sunday. Good Friday is not a public holiday but in fact most people refrain from working hard on that day. There are also masses at church on this day and the more devote people try to attend them. We do respect His death I think.

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In Catholic church we stress the importance of the Resurection and this is why there is more focus on Easter Sunday. Good Friday is not a public holiday but in fact most people refrain from working hard on that day.

LOL. I'll have to use that as an excuse with my boss ;)Steven H. edytował(a) ten post dnia 12.03.08 o godzinie 06:55