does it really matter? I'd take a vacation for a national pickle day if i could
Computer Science Canada HAPPY EASTER!!!!!! |
| Author: | Aoi [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:00 pm ] |
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WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEE Happy Easter everyone!!!!!! |
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| Author: | Neo [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:06 pm ] |
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Yay its easter! Im going to celebrate by eating a chocolate egg... |
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| Author: | Amailer [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:26 pm ] |
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Happy Easter! [ Are there any 'easter' colours? Like christmas... green and red or white.. ] |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:40 pm ] |
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So is Easter on this day every year? Personally, it's a bit difficult to keep track. |
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| Author: | rizzix [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:46 pm ] |
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just go for mass. |
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| Author: | Martin [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:52 pm ] |
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I have a feeling that this is going to be one of the holidays that dies out as religion slowly continues its decline. Ahh well, I won't say no to a long weekend (actually, I tried, but they said that work was closed and I couldn't come in.) |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:02 pm ] |
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martin wrote: I have a feeling that this is going to be one of the holidays that dies out as religion slowly continues its decline.
Not my Easter (to the disappointment of any neighbours that don't enjoy the smell of roasting lamb: yum)! |
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| Author: | person [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:18 pm ] |
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even if religion dies, ppl r just gonna keep the long weekend like Victoria Day...wats wit dat anyways??? isnt Victoria day an excuse to get out of work or somting?? |
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| Author: | jamonathin [ Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:39 pm ] |
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does it really matter? I'd take a vacation for a national pickle day if i could |
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| Author: | md [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:21 am ] |
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martin wrote: I have a feeling that this is going to be one of the holidays that dies out as religion slowly continues its decline.
Ahh well, I won't say no to a long weekend (actually, I tried, but they said that work was closed and I couldn't come in.) I wish we got monday off too... person wrote: even if religion dies, ppl r just gonna keep the long weekend like Victoria Day...wats wit dat anyways??? isnt Victoria day an excuse to get out of work or somting??
Err... Victoria day is to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday (or something else related to her, but i'm fairly certain it's her birthday). From the looks of things it might be a good day to learn how to spell... |
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| Author: | person [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:01 pm ] |
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Quote: even if religion dies, ppl r just gonna keep the long weekend like Victoria Day...wats wit dat anyways??? isnt Victoria day an excuse to get out of work or somting?? Quote: Err... Victoria day is to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday (or something else related to her, but i'm fairly certain it's her birthday). From the looks of things it might be a good day to learn how to spell...
see???...You don't even know what Victoria Day is for, and even if it's to celebrate her birthday, shouldn't we actually celebrate it on that date?? btw: see?? No spelling errors!!   |
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| Author: | Andy [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:08 pm ] |
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it is to celebrate queen victoria's birthday... as for why its not the exact date, i think its just too much of an hassle.. so who cares, as long as its close enuff |
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| Author: | Bacchus [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:14 pm ] |
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Coutsos wrote: So is Easter on this day every year? Personally, it's a bit difficult to keep track. nope, i belve the date for easter is decided to be the first sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, or something similar to that. ah christain holiday on a date decided from a pagan one |
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| Author: | Amailer [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:48 pm ] |
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Its decided after soem Jewish holiday and has something to do with the full moon..... not a pagan religion -.-. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:37 pm ] |
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actually, it never says in the bible that Jesus died on friday.. ppl just misinterpreted it |
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| Author: | rizzix [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:02 pm ] |
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no it dosent. gee. i think ur misinterpreting it. the church wants the easter mass on the Sunday, and the three holy days: good friaday, holy saturday and "easter sunday" are consecutive (a metaphor for risen in 3 days. which is also a metaphor for risen immediately. yea a metaphor for a metaphor). hence we have the "good friday" on a "friday" also: The Holy Week starts off with Palm Sunday and includes all the days of the week some of which have special meanings:Ash Wednesday, Maunday Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday. The Holy Week is the final preparation for Easter Sunday. |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:28 pm ] |
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Different religions handle it differently. For example, as I've suggested earlier, I don't even celebrate Easter on the same day as most people (MSN name was "Nick - Happy not-Easter-yet?"--whoops, still is). It's different every year for me (and the rest of the Orthodox), like, a few years back we celebrated Easter on the same day. Sometime after that it was before. This year it'll be on May 1st, I believe. I don't remember the reasons for why, right now I'm just trying to survive on what I would hardly consider complete breakfasts. Are there other religions that don't celebrate Easter on the same day? |
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| Author: | McKenzie [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:28 pm ] |
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martin wrote: I have a feeling that this is going to be one of the holidays that dies out as religion slowly continues its decline.
Just because you've gone to university and become surrounded by atheists doesn't mean Christianity is on it's last leg. 77% of Canadians still declare themselves as Christian as of 2001. http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/demo30a.htm Easter is the most important holiday of the Christian faith, yes even more important that Christmas. It is in no danger of becoming the next Bastille day. As Bacchus said, for most Christians the date is the first Sunday after the first full moon after or on the spring equinox. This is based on the Jewish feast of Passover (The most important feast day of the Jewish faith and easy for the early Christians to refer to Easter by reference because they were almost all Jews originally.) |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sun May 01, 2005 8:09 am ] |
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Idon'tcarethatI'mbringingupaprettyoldtopic(atleastit'sonthefirstpage)because... ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΙ!!!!! Now if you'll excuse me, I've got 40 days of meat and dairy products to catch up on, as well as a lamb to bbq. |
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| Author: | Hikaru79 [ Sun May 01, 2005 6:17 pm ] |
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Yup, it's easter for me too! ^_^ I'm at a friend's house where we're all getting together for lamb and whatever it is that the traditional easter meal is. Happy Easter Coutsos!  |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sun May 01, 2005 9:18 pm ] |
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MMmmm... discount chocolate ^^ |
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