So what's this in the paper today about St Patrick's Day being moved next year? They can't do that can they - moving saint's days around when they feel like it? Apparently it's being moved back two days to the 15th. Seems like a plot to sell more Guinness by keeping it on the Saturday (this posting does have a musical theme 'cos we get a gig that night)
I believe it's because it falls within Holy Week, and they don't want folks gettin' all p**sed when they should be on their knees for a different reason.
They're not actually moving the holiday (no, you can't do that, of course), but I do know of many cities (e.g. Savannah, Georgia) who have deferred their quite sizeable celebrations (yes, American-style) to the preceding Friday and/or Saturday. Those of you who still would like to go to church on the real St. Patrick's Feast Day are of course more than welcome to do so.
Sure they move Easter every year, just to annoy us. That's what happens when we allow churches to rule the world. Always changing calenders and stuff like that.
Anyway, I thought the trend was to have a St Patrick's Week. Like with what used to be stag nights and hen nights. They're stag/hen weekends now. I look forward to the day when it'll be St Patrick's Quarter and stag months. There'll be no time to go to work. Anyone objecting?
In the early part of the 20th century the British Parliament passed an Act fixing the date of Easter. That Act could, in principle, be put into law any time by a simple Order in Council, but this has yet to be done because the various religious denominations would first have to agree - in other words, to come into line with the C of E. Difficult.
In 2008, the Easter of Western Christianity is at just about its earliest possible date, according to the complex rules for calculating it.
I'm all for hanging on to the metonic calendar. How many things do you know that have a cycle of nineteen years? (Stole it from the pagans, anyway. Why do Xians want to know the phase of the moon?)
I may have taken too many pills this morning - I'm agreeing with Bod's statement! Athiesm,drugs and rock n' roll, thats the way to go. BTW, are you still up for the showdown at Fibbers?
Easter is tied to Passover, which is the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. Easter
is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox as Steve Shaw said.
The problem is parade participants tend to march in more than one parade, other wise they'd all be alot smaller (the parades not the participants). My local town has decided to have their "Annual Irish Parade" the week after Easter. Everybody wins, you get St Pats weekend, followed by Easter eat and drink weekend, followed by another bing weekend just because.
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So what's this in the paper today about St Patrick's Day being moved next year? They can't do that can they - moving saint's days around when they feel like it? Apparently it's being moved back two days to the 15th. Seems like a plot to sell more Guinness by keeping it on the Saturday (this posting does have a musical theme 'cos we get a gig that night)
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by RichardB
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I believe it's because it falls within Holy Week, and they don't want folks gettin' all p**sed when they should be on their knees for a different reason.
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by FyfferGuy
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Welcome to the good ol' American Holiday system.
Young people don't know when the "real event" took place. I'm not complaining, I like having long holiday weekends.
Hmmmm, wonder if they think important things only happen on Mondays?
Mary
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by Antikhntr
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Hmmmm...my 2008 calendar shows St. Patrick's Day being observed on March 17 as always.
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by whistler gan ainm
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They're not actually moving the holiday (no, you can't do that, of course), but I do know of many cities (e.g. Savannah, Georgia) who have deferred their quite sizeable celebrations (yes, American-style) to the preceding Friday and/or Saturday. Those of you who still would like to go to church on the real St. Patrick's Feast Day are of course more than welcome to do so.
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by FyfferGuy
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Sure they move Easter every year, just to annoy us. That's what happens when we allow churches to rule the world. Always changing calenders and stuff like that.
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by bodhran bliss
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Anyway, I thought the trend was to have a St Patrick's Week. Like with what used to be stag nights and hen nights. They're stag/hen weekends now. I look forward to the day when it'll be St Patrick's Quarter and stag months. There'll be no time to go to work. Anyone objecting?
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by Steve Shaw
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In the early part of the 20th century the British Parliament passed an Act fixing the date of Easter. That Act could, in principle, be put into law any time by a simple Order in Council, but this has yet to be done because the various religious denominations would first have to agree - in other words, to come into line with the C of E. Difficult.
In 2008, the Easter of Western Christianity is at just about its earliest possible date, according to the complex rules for calculating it.
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by lazyhound
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It's the Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. In a rational world we should hang on to this quaint absurdity!
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by Steve Shaw
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I'm all for hanging on to the metonic calendar. How many things do you know that have a cycle of nineteen years? (Stole it from the pagans, anyway. Why do Xians want to know the phase of the moon?)
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by Innocent Bystander
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I may have taken too many pills this morning - I'm agreeing with Bod's statement! Athiesm,drugs and rock n' roll, thats the way to go. BTW, are you still up for the showdown at Fibbers?
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by strayaway
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Still baffled whyEaster isn't tied to Passover, seeing as the Last Supper was a Passover Seder.
That would always keep it clear of St Pats'.
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by Guernsey Pete
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PS Never ever take a St Pats gig if you haven't got an authentic frontman; and the rest of you keep your mouths shut.
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by Guernsey Pete
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Next year I'm thinking of wrapping a rubber snake around my mic stand.
# Posted on July 21st 2007 by Bodhi
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I've been waiting, Stray
# Posted on July 21st 2007 by bodhran bliss
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Guernsey Pete:
Easter is tied to Passover, which is the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. Easter
is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox as Steve Shaw said.
-dogma
# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by dogmageek
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The problem is parade participants tend to march in more than one parade, other wise they'd all be alot smaller (the parades not the participants). My local town has decided to have their "Annual Irish Parade" the week after Easter. Everybody wins, you get St Pats weekend, followed by Easter eat and drink weekend, followed by another bing weekend just because.
# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by fife