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| 647.1 | Holy Days ... not Holidays! | CSC32::S_BROOK | | Mon Jan 11 1993 19:15 | 17 |
| OK Derek, which calendar are you looking at ???
Epiphany is a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the
Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles,or in the
Eastern churches in commemoration of the baptism of Christ. Note that
it is the day following the 12th day of Christmas, which is why there
is the superstition that you shouldn't leave Christmas decorations
up past 12th night.
It is the start of one of many church seasons and lasts I believe,
until Lent, whichis the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter.
So, it is not a Holiday, but rather a Holy Day ... and many Calendars
show the lesser Holy Days, like Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), Ash
Wednesday and numerous others.
Stuart
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| 647.2 | | KAOT01::M_MORIN | Le diable est aux vaches! | Tue Jan 12 1993 08:20 | 6 |
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Derek,
How dare you want more holidays after all the training you've had...
/Mario
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| 647.3 | La F�te des Rois ? | TROOA::DZIALOWSKI | | Tue Jan 12 1993 08:43 | 8 |
| Is'nt Epiphany also called "La F�te des Rois", which is celebrated " en
tirant le Roi / la Reine" who happens to be the the lucky one who gets
"la f�ve" in his/her slice of the celebratorial "galette des Rois".
I remember the said "galettes" being sold at bakers in France, from new
year day on, an a couple of tinfoil crowns being provided with it.
The de-luxe version of the "galette" was stuffed with marzipan and
called a "Pithivier". Well I guess I could with the "galette des Rois"
what Proust did with his Madeleine, but I gotta work to...
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| 647.4 | It was worth a try... | KAOFS::D_STREET | | Tue Jan 12 1993 08:53 | 9 |
| Mario:
I was working on that day (on course of course) and was trying to get
"Holiday" pay.
Thanks for the info Stuart.
Derek.
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| 647.5 | Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Tue Jan 12 1993 14:02 | 13 |
| Somebody seems to think it's a public holiday in Canada, because I, too,
have a calendar which says "Epiphany (Canada)".
Although Anglicans were expected to go to church, it seems the Roman Catholic
Church, at least in the U.S., has given up on asking people to come to church
on this and a number of other Holy Days of Obligation that fall on weekdays.
In the U.S., the Roman Catholic Church has made Epiphany supercede the second
Sunday after Christmas.
It's definitely a public holiday in Germany (Heilige Drei K�nige). Maybe
the calendar makers spotted a U-Boot in the Grand Canal and got confused.
/john
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| 647.6 | ahhhhh.... | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Sick in a balanced sort of way | Wed Jan 13 1993 14:36 | 9 |
| re John,
>>It's definitely a public holiday in Germany (Heilige Drei K�nige). Maybe
>>the calendar makers spotted a U-Boot in the Grand Canal and got confused.
This seems to me to be a very valid explanation. I commend you on your
refreshing insight... I never would have thought of this.
Glenn
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| 647.7 | U-Boot or Your-Boot? | POLAR::RUSHTON | տ� | Wed Jan 13 1993 16:35 | 7 |
| <<Maybe the calendar makers spotted a U-Boot in the Grand Canal and
<<got confused.
Is that like the Unterwasser-Shoe in the GC that spawned the inclusion
in Canadian calendars of St. Clay-of-Foot Day, which is celebrated on
the first Thursday following the first Lunar eclipse following the
Spring Thaw?
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| 647.8 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Sick in a balanced sort of way | Wed Jan 13 1993 16:44 | 5 |
| My gut instinct tells me "no".
John, please correct me if I am mistaken.
Glenn
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| 647.9 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Thu Jan 14 1993 00:31 | 9 |
| Well, I don't know much about St. Clay-of-Foot, but in .0, Derek did
mention "another holiday to boot".
Does anyone remember whether the mail came last Wednesday?
Could you tell the difference between a holiday and a postal strike?
Can you soo the calendar makers for lost wages if you didn't go to work?
/john
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| 647.10 | | DCEIDL::HINXMAN | Pretentious? Watashi? | Tue Jan 19 1993 16:06 | 12 |
| re .0
> Is this "Little Christmas" as
> celebrated by Ukrainians ?
Are you thinking of the observation, by Ukrainian Orthodox and
some Ukrainian Catholics, of Christmas on the Julian calendar?
The drift between the Julian and Gregorian calendars puts Julian
Christmas near, but not on, Gregorian Epiphany.
Tony
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| 647.11 | Dates | CGOOA::LMILLER | hasten slowly | Wed Jan 20 1993 12:17 | 1 |
| Ukrainian Christmas Eve is the 6th of Jan. which I believe is Epiphany.
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