France needs to celebrate the glassification of Mecca.
Barf...just more proof the end is near
“Two unspecified Christian public holidays?” How many Christian public holidays do they have lying around there? Do we have any others besides Christmas and Thanksgiving?
Celebrate Charles Martel’s victory on October 25, 732 over the Moors. Very French/Frankish and very much the promotion of liberte.
just a silly question.
Shouldn’t we emulate countries or cultures that we admire?
I don’t see a whole lot worthy of praise coming from the Middle East. They really have nothing worthwhile that makes any civilized man say “Golly, that sure is neat. I wish my country/culture had something like that”. I can point to some Asian, Hindi and even Russian cultural aspects that are praiseworthy. Islamic - not so much.
We are rushing to embrace Spanish in our schools. Why? Because every spanish speaking country on the globe is over-ran with ignorance, out of control reproduction, drugs, thugs, corruption and suppression of the few good men. What about those trait is something we wish to incorporate into our culture? What is there to admire about Mexico and every other 3rd world Banana Republic? Because they are over-ran with people, each a monument to ignorance; isn’t a reason to embrace them.
How about teaching languages from countries that are moving FORWARD, instead of dragging themselves (and us) backward? How about teaching our students Chinese, Japanese, Hindi or even Russian? Unless I need to speak to my gardener, or order food in a fast food restaurant; the need for Spanish just isn’t there.
But, if I need to speak to a doctor, programmer, engineer, chemist or other professional in their native language ... the odds are “sure as hell” that this individual won’t likely be a native spanish speaker.
Sacre bleu!
I think he meant to say a festivus for the rest of us.
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Premier de l'an / Jour de l' an | |
| moveable | Good Friday | Vendredi Saint | Friday before Easter (observed only in Alsace and Moselle) |
| moveable | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques | Monday after Easter (one day after Easter) |
| 1 May | May Day/Labour Day | Fête du Travail | |
| 8 May | Victory in Europe Day | Victoire 1945 | End of hostilities in Europe in World War II |
| moveable | Ascension Day | Ascension | Thursday, 39 days after Easter |
| moveable | Whit Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | Monday after Pentecost (49 days after Easter) |
| 14 July | Bastille Day | Fête Nationale | National Day |
| 15 August | Assumption of Mary to Heaven | Assomption | |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Toussaint | |
| 11 November | Veterans Day Armistice Day Remembrance Day |
Armistice 1918 | End of World War I |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Noël | |
| 26 December | St. Stephen's Day | Saint Etienne | Observed only in Alsace and Moselle |
The Christian holidays for the full country are: Monday after Easter, Ascension, Whit Monday, Assumption of Mary, All Saints' and Christmas. Assuming they want to keep Christmas, which two of the remaining five will be forcibly converted?
I could support adding Yom Kippur if I were French, but taking away Christmas and Easter (Passover) to do so would be wrong, and certainly not add El Cid!
***“Today, French Jews and Muslims are very uncomfortable asking for days off to celebrate these two very important holidays [of Yom Kippur and Eid],” said Bouzar.***
We wouldn’t want people to feel uncomfortable, now would we?
I propose anthropologists specializing in religion be allowed to speak only once a year, and then only through a screen pointed down at the ground, in front of a waterfall.
Here in FL the statists tried to get rid of Good Friday, told the kids they all had to come in to school.
I think they had 45% attendance, and after a year or two, they gave up.
IMHO school has nothing to do with celebrating holidays. A school should give holidays simply because a certain number of kids won’t be coming, and at some point it is impractical to hold class.
Just as soon as Saudi Arabia gives everyone Easter off.
“A Jewish holiday and a Muslim holiday becoming a celebration for all the French would fight sectarianism and advance the cause of secularism,” she added.
“A Jewish holiday and a Muslim holiday becoming a celebration for all the French would fight sectarianism and advance the cause of secularism,” she added.
“A Jewish holiday and a Muslim holiday becoming a celebration for all the French would fight sectarianism and advance the cause of secularism,” she added.
Given that it has been French policy to mandate shorter and shorter work hours, and longer and longer vacations, why don’t they simply add two more holidays?
Instead of Yom Kippur I recommend Simchat Torah.