Global Holidays and Celebrations

[RanVor]

My access to the forum is going to be heavily restricted for the next two days, so I'll just say right now that I wish all of you who choose to celebrate a very happy Christmas, and all the others, a good weekend!

[Róisín]

Same to you, RanVor! We Pagans kept Solstice on the 22nd, the Lutherans around here mostly have the big Christmas Eve celebration today, a lot of other Christian have it tomorrow. May it be joyful for you all.

[Yastreb]

Whatever Divinity you may worship... Peace on Earth and goodwill to everyone.

[Jitter]

The City of Turku in Finland has now declared general Christmas Peace and we wish you all peaceful holidays!

Declaring Christmas Peace was a common custom of medieval towns in the Nordics, actual law in Sweden. The declaration has been given in Turku since 1300’s with very few exceptions. Nowadays it has no legal effect but originally crimes were punished more harshly if committed during Christmas Peace. Such legislation was needed, because suddenly having several days off would often result in a ruckus.

For the two past years there was no audience because of the pandemic, but now it was open for public again. Maybe even 15 000 people were on site listening to it live. It is televised and widely watched in Finland (by myself for example), and also in Sweden since 1986, and it’s globally available in the YLE streaming service although I have no idea whether it’s watched abroad except for Finnish emigrant.

Anyways it’s a local tradition and one that has meaning for me, particularly during such difficult times.

The translated text can be read on Wikipedia if anyone’s interested:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Peace

[wavewright62]

My daughter & I finally got around to latkes and dreidl last night, even though it was the 7th night of Hanukkah.

A good time was had by both.  She whupped me at dreidl, another tradition kept, *sigh*

A good Christmas to those who celebrate.

[Lenny]

Happy Christmas and happy holidays to all<3

[Yastreb]

I had Christmas lunch at my sister's; roast chicken followed by pavlova made by my niece. A pleasant time all round.

Oh, and I gave Fortitude some Christmas lunch also; smoked salmon. Unfortunately it wasn't to her taste.Do'kha.

[Róisín]

Fortitude doesn’t know when she has it good! Pity about the salmon - our Agatha loves the stuff.

[Buteo]

Here's hoping that everyone has/has had whatever pleases your palate and refreshes your soul on this occasion!

Both my cats would have happily taken care of Fortitude's share of salmon, but they made do with canned tuna...

[dmeck7755]

Fortitude doesn’t know when she has it good! Pity about the salmon - our Agatha loves the stuff.

Mine got Chicken baby food.  I never seen bowls so clean

[Róisín]

Also there actually is a politics thread, I think on the personal board. But it is meant to be for respectful discussion.

[dmeck7755]

Also there actually is a politics thread, I think on the personal board. But it is meant to be for respectful discussion.

Did I make a political statement?  I was commenting on my kitties morning treat.  It was not meant to be any thing other than that

[RanVor]

Did I make a political statement?  I was commenting on my kitties morning treat.  It was not meant to be any thing other than that

Yeah, that came kinda out of nowhere.

[dmeck7755]

Yeah, that came kinda out of nowhere.

Please.  I meant no offense.  What did I say that was political.  If it is really bad, I will delete my posts, but I do not want to make the same mistake twice.  If I was ignorant, I do not want to stay that way

[RanVor]

Please.  I meant no offense.  What did I say that was political.  If it is really bad, I will delete my posts, but I do not want to make the same mistake twice.  If I was ignorant, I do not want to stay that way

I don't see anything anyone could have said that could be considered political. Then again, I'm no expert on politics. Please, explain what you meant, Róisín.