60 Days

Aliantha · 10-27-2008, 12:27 AM

Till Christmas! Yay!!!

This is the official Cellar countdown.

Of course, we time superior beings in Australia and NZ, and also our asian friends, will be a day in front of you yanks and poms...and other assorted varieties.

DanaC · 10-27-2008, 05:39 AM

Fuck off.

(j/k)

classicman · 10-27-2008, 08:31 AM

Its NOT time yet! stop that till after Thanksgiving.

Oh thats an American holiday - as you were.

Sundae · 10-27-2008, 08:35 AM

At least wil til Bonfire Night!
Oh, that's an English celebration...

HungLikeJesus · 10-27-2008, 09:57 AM

You're going to have to change the thread title every day.

TheMercenary · 10-27-2008, 10:04 AM

Gag me. We have not even had Halloweenie yet and I saw some Xmas stuff in the store the other day. There should be a law, no Christmas displays or goods can be displayed until the day after Thanksgiving (which I don't think you Brits celebrate) but that should be the rule in the US dammit.

Sundae · 10-27-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Thanksgiving (which I don't think you Brits celebrate)

Think about it, Merc

Although the cruel amongst us might suggest we give thanks for gettig rid of those troublesome colonists...

glatt · 10-27-2008, 10:29 AM

Christmas is technically a religious holiday. The Advent season is the religious time that anticipates Christmas, starting 4 weeks (roughly, depending on the calendar that year) before Christmas. Advent doesn't include any celebrations or major decorations. It's a time for quiet reflection, and in years past even included fasting like in Lent. Christmas itself isn't celebrated until Christmas eve. It lasts until the feast of the Epiphany, which marks the visit by the wise men. This is on January 6th.

So just to recap. The "official" religious Christmas season is Dec. 24th through Jan. 6th.

I know that virtually nobody follows this schedule, (including me) but it's worthwhile to post the "official" schedule while comparing practices.

SteveDallas · 10-27-2008, 10:31 AM

I thought Australians had Christmas in June?

Sundae · 10-27-2008, 10:37 AM

Glatt - actually, growing up Catholic we did follow that schedule in our religious life.

Advent at school and at church every Sunday were given over to quiet reflection, at least as far as they could rein in excited kids. We lit the advent candles every week at both church and school (I still know most of the verse to "Light the Advent Candle") and although we opened an advent calendar, they were full of bible verses and pictures of the story of the Nativity - not Pwer Rangers and Barbie and chocolates.

But in our secular life, we laid by food for the feast. Christianity is a relative newcomer in the life of men after all.

TheMercenary · 10-27-2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Think about it, Merc

Although the cruel amongst us might suggest we give thanks for gettig rid of those troublesome colonists...

Ya, but you guys have that "burn a dude in a bon fire" night, I think you are secretly burning those pesky Splitters.

Sundae · 10-27-2008, 10:46 AM

Oh babba, we had people to burn before you'd even started killing Native Americans

SamIam · 10-27-2008, 10:56 AM

No, I refuse to deal with Christmas until at least December 1st. I am not a big Christmas fan. I hate the commercialism, the crowds, the non-stop playing on the radio of "Grandma got run over by a reindeer," etc., etc. You can call me Scrooge, but I vastly prefer a quiet celebration of the solstice and the return of the light. :p

glatt · 10-27-2008, 11:35 AM

At a party on Saturday, I heard about this amazing sale that National Geographic holds each November to unload discontinued items and stuff like that. One of my friends ends up buying hundreds of dollars worth of stuff at this sale every year, and uses them throughout the year for various birthday presents. I actually end up buying one or two things from the National Geographic store anyway each Christmas for my father-in-law and others who are difficult to shop for.

With 90% discounts on much of their stuff, I think I'm going to check out the sale. National Geographic sells nice stuff. Not just maps and books, but crafts from around the world, educational toys, and clothes.

I'll go to the one in the DC Armory, but they have them in other cities around the country too. Maybe near you.

Treasenuak · 10-27-2008, 11:59 AM

Hmm... thanks for the info, Glatt. Will have to check that out... especially since I got three birthdays in November, as well as Solstice coming up...

10-27-2008, 12:27 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	60 Days Till Christmas! Yay!!! This is the official Cellar countdown. Of course, we time superior beings in Australia and NZ, and also our asian friends, will be a day in front of you yanks and poms...and other assorted varieties. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-27-2008, 08:31 AM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Its NOT time yet! stop that till after Thanksgiving. Oh thats an American holiday - as you were. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-27-2008, 08:35 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	At least wil til Bonfire Night! Oh, that's an English celebration... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-27-2008, 09:57 AM	#5
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	You're going to have to change the thread title every day. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-27-2008, 10:04 AM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Gag me. We have not even had Halloweenie yet and I saw some Xmas stuff in the store the other day. There should be a law, no Christmas displays or goods can be displayed until the day after Thanksgiving (which I don't think you Brits celebrate) but that should be the rule in the US dammit. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012! Last edited by TheMercenary; 10-27-2008 at 10:37 AM.

10-27-2008, 05:39 AM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Fuck off. (j/k)

10-27-2008, 10:29 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Christmas is technically a religious holiday. The Advent season is the religious time that anticipates Christmas, starting 4 weeks (roughly, depending on the calendar that year) before Christmas. Advent doesn't include any celebrations or major decorations. It's a time for quiet reflection, and in years past even included fasting like in Lent. Christmas itself isn't celebrated until Christmas eve. It lasts until the feast of the Epiphany, which marks the visit by the wise men. This is on January 6th. So just to recap. The "official" religious Christmas season is Dec. 24th through Jan. 6th. I know that virtually nobody follows this schedule, (including me) but it's worthwhile to post the "official" schedule while comparing practices.

10-27-2008, 10:31 AM	#9
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I thought Australians had Christmas in June?

10-27-2008, 10:37 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Glatt - actually, growing up Catholic we did follow that schedule in our religious life. Advent at school and at church every Sunday were given over to quiet reflection, at least as far as they could rein in excited kids. We lit the advent candles every week at both church and school (I still know most of the verse to "Light the Advent Candle") and although we opened an advent calendar, they were full of bible verses and pictures of the story of the Nativity - not Pwer Rangers and Barbie and chocolates. But in our secular life, we laid by food for the feast. Christianity is a relative newcomer in the life of men after all. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-27-2008, 10:46 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh babba, we had people to burn before you'd even started killing Native Americans __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-27-2008, 10:56 AM	#13
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	No, I refuse to deal with Christmas until at least December 1st. I am not a big Christmas fan. I hate the commercialism, the crowds, the non-stop playing on the radio of "Grandma got run over by a reindeer," etc., etc. You can call me Scrooge, but I vastly prefer a quiet celebration of the solstice and the return of the light. :p

10-27-2008, 11:35 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	At a party on Saturday, I heard about this amazing sale that National Geographic holds each November to unload discontinued items and stuff like that. One of my friends ends up buying hundreds of dollars worth of stuff at this sale every year, and uses them throughout the year for various birthday presents. I actually end up buying one or two things from the National Geographic store anyway each Christmas for my father-in-law and others who are difficult to shop for. With 90% discounts on much of their stuff, I think I'm going to check out the sale. National Geographic sells nice stuff. Not just maps and books, but crafts from around the world, educational toys, and clothes. I'll go to the one in the DC Armory, but they have them in other cities around the country too. Maybe near you.

10-27-2008, 11:59 AM	#15
Treasenuak Multiorgasmic and wrapped in plastic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Tennessee Posts: 483	Hmm... thanks for the info, Glatt. Will have to check that out... especially since I got three birthdays in November, as well as Solstice coming up...

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