tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post8974321288977302860..comments2024-03-23T07:29:54.230+00:00Comments on A bad witch's blog: Movable Feasts: Should Festival Dates be Changed?Badwitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-29879006794228477552019-07-29T23:07:21.795+01:002019-07-29T23:07:21.795+01:00What are a few days between feast dates when south...What are a few days between feast dates when southern hemisphere pagans need to move them by 6 months to make them seasonally appropriate. The culturally Christian/secular Easter and Christmas festivals – and their respective public holidays – are fixed on the calendar according to northern hemisphere seasons, so Easter is in autumn and Christmas is in summer. Australia’s Christmas in July is purely commercial, and starts at more than 7 days after the winter solstice. Paradoxically, this later date is closer to the ancient Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind our modern and moved Gregorian calendar.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-78235170485791253422019-07-29T14:43:44.826+01:002019-07-29T14:43:44.826+01:00Indeed, I didn't say they were the same thing,...Indeed, I didn't say they were the same thing, I said they coincide, which means "occur at the same time". In England, many community events do take place for May Day and Halloween - and already often are at the nearest weekend. However, making an extra bank holiday on the traditional date for Halloween (which happens to coincide with Samhain) would probably be welcomed by many people. Making VE Day and May Day both bank holidays in 2020, rather than the short notice switch, would probably also please a lot of people.<br />Badwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-21746648820917611422019-07-29T12:11:24.723+01:002019-07-29T12:11:24.723+01:00Halloween and Samhain aren't the same thing th...Halloween and Samhain aren't the same thing though, and we don't get a holiday for either. I also think making trick or treating safer isn't the right reason for changing a Christian religious feast. If you want to take your kids out on a weekend, make it a community-based thing, not a national or international thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-11190369975872342662019-07-29T09:16:58.467+01:002019-07-29T09:16:58.467+01:00I agree with you, I am upset by it too.I agree with you, I am upset by it too.Badwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-87859026574460943642019-07-29T08:52:06.266+01:002019-07-29T08:52:06.266+01:00Sorry but I am really upset by this. Once again th...Sorry but I am really upset by this. Once again the Pagan world is being pushed to the background , these dates are important in our world , not something to be moved . Sure they are pointing out saftey as an issue , but we know the world of big business always find a good excuse to do things, when we know really they expect to make more profit from a move.<br />Norm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com