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        riddles >> general problem-solving / chatting / whatever >> festive season, and that.
        
(Message started by: Noke Lieu on Dec 11^th, 2008, 7:55pm)

Title: festive season, and that.
Post by Noke Lieu on Dec 11^th, 2008, 7:55pm

Right, I'm off on leave until January. Superb.
I'll be a tad absent, with slightly better things to do than hang out here all day.

Just thougth I'd take this opportunity to wish you a Happy <appropriate festivity>

If it's your birthday, your spiritual leader's birthday, your anniversary... whatever.
have a good one, see you in the new year- I'm off surfing.

Title: Re: festive season, and that.
Post by JiNbOtAk on Dec 15^th, 2008, 3:57am

Since Noke had said it, I guess I should wish the Christians a Merry Xmas. (though I don't seem to remember anyone wishing me during my festive season. :P)

May the new year make us a lil bit more mature, and wiser, but never older.

Title: Re: festive season, and that.
Post by towr on Dec 15^th, 2008, 4:30am

Yeah, happy latter half of December to everyone.

Title: Re: festive season, and that.
Post by Noke Lieu on Jan 13^th, 2009, 9:34pm

on 12/15/08 at 03:57:32, JiNbOtAk wrote:

(though I don't seem to remember anyone wishing me during my festive season. :P)

just got to convince people reduce any religious implication to a mere shell of what it's supposed to be, and replace it with rampant consumerism.

So, perhaps Sha'aban (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha%27aban) could be treated as an excuse for every to go to the local water park, canoeing holdiay or some such.

(no intent of insult here, incidently- just trying to explain the prevalance of one culture's (2nd?) most signifcant religious festival. For that matter, Easter has pretty much gone down the same path, but I don't think it's as widespread.)

Title: Re: festive season, and that.
Post by JiNbOtAk on Jan 16^th, 2009, 1:53am

on 01/13/09 at 21:34:51, Noke Lieu wrote:

..no intent of insult here,..

None taken, since the name of the month originated before Islam reached the Arabs, and that is more of a cultural thing, rather than a religious one.