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Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!

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Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 5:26 am
I view this holiday as a seasonal religion. Do you really need a particular time of year to be told it is better to be nice than naughty?
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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 5:38 am (This post was last modified: November 29, 2021 at 5:41 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(November 29, 2021 at 5:26 am)Foxaire Wrote: I view this holiday as a seasonal religion. Do you really need a particular time of year to be told it is better to be nice than naughty?

I honestly feel that Christmas is generally more of a secular holiday now than when I was a kid. People, more and more, are getting Christ out of Christmas.

Side note: The most frequently celebrated national holiday in the world is completely secular and is observed - on average - once every six days. Any guesses?

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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 5:42 am
(November 29, 2021 at 5:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Side note: The most frequently celebrated national holiday in the world is completely secular and is observed - on average - once every six days. Any guesses?

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Well, if it is completely secular then it must be in China because if there is some popular holiday in the western world then the Chruch claims how they invented it and how it's all about some saint.
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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 6:02 am
(November 29, 2021 at 5:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:
(November 29, 2021 at 5:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Side note: The most frequently celebrated national holiday in the world is completely secular and is observed - on average - once every six days. Any guesses?

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Well, if it is completely secular then it must be in China because if there is some popular holiday in the western world then the Chruch claims how they invented it and how it's all about some saint.

Nope. It’s observed in 65 different different countries.

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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 6:12 am
(November 29, 2021 at 6:02 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 29, 2021 at 5:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Well, if it is completely secular then it must be in China because if there is some popular holiday in the western world then the Chruch claims how they invented it and how it's all about some saint.

Nope. It’s observed in 65 different different countries.

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Sunday?  For the devout, with a church service?.
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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 6:17 am
(November 29, 2021 at 6:12 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:
(November 29, 2021 at 6:02 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Nope. It’s observed in 65 different different countries.

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Sunday?  For the devout, with a church service?.

No. It's a secular holiday - no religious affiliations or connections at all.

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November 29, 2021 at 6:25 am
(November 29, 2021 at 6:17 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 29, 2021 at 6:12 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: Sunday?  For the devout, with a church service?.

No. It's a secular holiday - no religious affiliations or connections at all.

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November 29, 2021 at 6:27 am
(November 29, 2021 at 6:25 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:
(November 29, 2021 at 6:17 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: No. It's a secular holiday - no religious affiliations or connections at all.

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Oh, Football?

lol, no. It's a recognized, officially celebrated national holiday.

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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 6:52 am
(November 29, 2021 at 6:27 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: lol, no. It's a recognized, officially celebrated national holiday.

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On average? Then it's probably that any day of the year has a 1 in 7 chance of being celebrated as Independence Day from the British by some country in the world.
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RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 7:00 am
(November 29, 2021 at 6:52 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:
(November 29, 2021 at 6:27 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: lol, no. It's a recognized, officially celebrated national holiday.

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On average? Then it's probably that any day of the year has a 1 in 7 chance of being celebrated as Independence Day from the British by some country in the world.

Bingo lolly! Independence from Britain is celebrated by 65 countries on various days of the year.

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