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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #405 on: February 17, 2024, 12:15:47 AM »
The Finnish celebration of Friends Day on 14 Feb is more aligned with me at the moment.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #406 on: February 17, 2024, 12:33:21 PM »
Quote from: Róisín on February 13, 2024, 09:11:00 PM
And today is Valentine’s Day. I have never understood why Christians celebrate love on the Festival of such an unhappy saint as Valentine. My own culture has such a celebration on the night of the first full moon of Spring, but I suppose it takes all kinds. It’s an interesting world.

It's supposedly timed to replace an ancient festival which, if not about love, was certainly about sex and pairing off.

https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day

How accurate this derivation is seems unclear.

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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #407 on: February 17, 2024, 06:19:18 PM »
Of course, Lupercalia. Had not known that it was the same date. Thank you!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #408 on: April 24, 2024, 03:11:17 PM »
Up at 4am to get to the dawn service 1st of 3) for Anzac Day, 25 April.  Lest we forget.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #409 on: April 25, 2024, 07:48:15 AM »
I drove just over 100km there and another 100km back to get to the country town my concert band plays in the march and 11am service for, but the RSL there really appreciates having a band come out and play for them.

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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #410 on: April 25, 2024, 10:22:47 AM »
Somewhat belatedly, but it's still going on: to all those celebrating, have a good Passover!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #411 on: June 21, 2024, 01:09:38 PM »
Happy Solstice for everyone, whether you are moving towards the winter or the summer.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #412 on: June 21, 2024, 07:23:35 PM »
Glorious Solstice to all.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #413 on: June 21, 2024, 10:53:41 PM »
Merry Solstice to everybody a day late!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #414 on: October 30, 2024, 09:06:27 PM »
My local vet sent this:

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Share the Halloween spirit
Post a photo of your pet celebrating Halloween - whether they’re in costume, playing with Halloween toys, or getting into the spooky spirit.

My cat Fortitude doesn't need a Halloween costume. She's a black cat. That's costume enough.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #415 on: November 28, 2024, 10:02:25 PM »
Almost belatedly, at least on the eastern time zone:

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #416 on: December 03, 2024, 02:37:52 AM »
Happy Gävle Goat season to those who celebrate!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #417 on: December 06, 2024, 06:34:02 AM »


Happy Finnish Independence Day!

Photo from a couple of weeks ago, when I was in Joensuu. It was quite wintry so I didn’t need to do much scouting.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #418 on: December 21, 2024, 06:58:27 PM »
Quote from: Jitter on December 06, 2024, 06:34:02 AM
Happy Finnish Independence Day!

Photo from a couple of weeks ago, when I was in Joensuu. It was quite wintry so I didn’t need to do much scouting.

Ah, Joensuu... I spent so much time on google's street view looking for the places where the gang and the bears could be that it feels like I've actually been there!  ;D

And I just went back to confirm what is the building on the picture. It's the city hall, right? Curiously on street view the Finnish flag is absent. It's up just on special days?


By the way, today is solstice day! Happy shortest (or longest) day of the year, everybody!

All the most best!  <3
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