BS: end-of-year holiday decorations

Subject: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Nov 19 - 01:00 PM

Driving home after dark last night,
through a suburban neighborhood.
Yes there are decorations going up.

What the heck is THAT up ahead --
it looks like an enormous Peace Sign made of fairy lights?
I can see it several blocks up the street
through the windscreen of my car.

... yes, that's what it is,
in the front yard before
an otherwise undecorated house.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: JennieG
Date: 25 Nov 19 - 10:12 PM

Good grief, Charlie Brown!

Lights are starting to pop up in gardens hereabouts. Because we don't have your month-long Thanksgiving/Christmas season in Oz we just do Christmas (or Chrissy, as it's fondly known) instead.

Our younger son's birthday is 2nd December so when he was a kid we always let him have his birthday fun before even thinking about putting up tree and decorations, which was then done the following weekend......regardless of what day of the week his birthday happened to be. He's about to turn 41 so no longer a child, has been living in Canada for nigh on 15 years, and we still don't put out any Chrissy stuff until after 2nd.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: BobL
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 03:41 AM

I have a firm rule in my household.

My birthday is on December 6th, and I allow myself to celebrate it for eleven days (the official, i.e. church, Christmas season having twelve). On December 18th the birthday cards come down and the Christmas decorations go up - NOT A DAY SOONER!

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Michael
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 05:38 AM

Same birthday, same rule in our house Bob.
Mike

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 06:13 AM

WTF is the ‘End of year holiday’?
Never heard of such a thing.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 07:47 AM

Some of 'em don't like calling it "Christmas", John. Happy holidays, mate!

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Murpholly
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 08:30 AM

I always have a star up outside straight after stir up Sunday which is the start of advent. After all, the magii had a long way to get to Bethlehem. Many of my other decorations go up to as we do have rather alot including 30 different nativities. It all comes down on 2nd February which is Candlemas.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Charmion
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 08:34 AM

... Some of 'em don't like calling it "Christmas".

Some of 'em are pagans, some of 'em are Jews, others are nothing much in particular, but apparently many of 'em like to do festive things in the dark season and therefore risk their necks in November to string lights on their eavestroughing.

Don't get it meself, but then I'm an Anglican. We like to wait well into December before breaking out the CD of Handel's "Messiah" and dragging a young fir tree into the house.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 09:43 AM

You don't need a religion to enjoy the lights. Nothing wrong with decorating the house along with the neighbors to create a festive look at this time of year, and it means they're up over the winter solstice. The gardener in me looks forward to the longer days starting up again because it's soon time to start seeds in the greenhouse.

Tonight a cold front is moving in so I'm going to put up the lights now versus doing it in the cold and wet. I'll turn them on after Thanksgiving (Thursday this week - it's a very late holiday this year).

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 09:45 AM

Happy Christmas, Steve!

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 09:52 AM

”Some of 'em are pagans, some of 'em are Jews, others are nothing much in particular“

Like you, Charmion, I’m an Anglican (yep, I go to church on Sundays, Steve!), but I have no problem calling Hannukah ‘Hannukah’, or Eid ‘Eid’, or Diwali ‘Diwali’.

I really do wonder about the sanity of some people...

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 10:00 AM

Not bah not humbug. Christians simply nicked our cheery midwinter festival and called it their own name.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Donuel
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 10:28 AM

I had no idea Jews were Pagans. As far as end of year holidays or other alternative holidays like Fesitvus go, I wish all the Anglicadavers a merry Armeggedon.

Decorations have gone commercial here and people pay dearly to walk among them.

If you do not make a killing off Crustmas you are not trying.
Illuminated Peace decorations are highly competative however. The only winners are those that are suspended the highest or have the largest diameter.

This year I have a giant inflatable pink flamingo that I will dress in a Santa suit.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 11:12 AM

As I said....

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Mrrzy
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 11:49 AM

Ee do the Solstice, but on $mas as that is when people are off work. We only decorate indoors. Last year's are still up, saving me time. Sigh.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: lefthanded guitar
Date: 26 Nov 19 - 11:59 AM

Decorations going up earlier in my neighborhood, started a few weeks ago.
Too early for my tastes , used to start after Thanksgiving - after Macy's Santa finished the parade. Personally , I think the lights should be strung in December, as pretty as they are to look at, not a week after Halloween.

And to further illustrate my old school values- I have no problem with waiting til Black Friday for shopping. Not fond of people leaving the dinner table on Thursday to get a deal on the latest gadget at Target. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday- so why not just stay home from work and keep away from block long shopping lines - and give thanks, relish the good company around you, and enjoy the day!

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 04:57 AM

I recently read that many of the major religions have celebrations in Dec/Jan (or was it Nov/Dec?) - both sets of dates - Princeton University, Office of Religious life, Religious Holidays

Some years back my Mudcat Santa sent me an old card copyright 1986 showing a group of people partying -
text - Angelica is celebrating Christmas, and Aelfgar is celebrating Yule. Miriam is celebrating Chanukah, Comac is celebrating the Solstice, Sunita is celebrating Diwali and Mitsume's just celebrating!

Happy celebrating!

The Best Sydney Streets To See Christmas Lights - 2019 coming soon

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Charmion
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 11:43 AM

C'mon, Donuel, I gather you're dyslexic, but you can do better.

I did not write that Jews are pagans. The sentence I wrote *means* that Jews, like pagans, do not use the word "Christmas" in reference to festivities that coincide with the winter solstice.

But I think you knew that, and were just stirring the pot.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Donuel
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 04:10 PM

Charmonion, While posting I was binge watching Monty Python episodes and was overtaken by an irresistable urge to become mortally silly and positively negatively naughty.

Of course I often do not require extra extraneous extreme episodes of Python to be silly. It is an endorphin trigger I enjoy.

Down here there is a mariquana recipe TV show where they literally stir the pot.

As for dyslexia I cleared its affects from my writing years ago.
Not that I have a choice of finding a cure, but I believe dyslexia involves the angular gyrus being repurposed in dyslexics that causes an indirect route for processing reading as well as having extra white matter interconnections that enhances certain abilities be it advantageous or not. :^/

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 04:12 PM

he called her an onion …

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Donuel
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 04:31 PM

he is a very naughty boy

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: mg
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 05:41 PM

when i was growing up catholic, there were two religions..catholic and protestant. jews were protestant. pagans were protestant. orthodox catholics were but not quite and could be joined in an emergency. i think atheists were protestants. we were told that god would understand us losing our faith entirely, but would never ever understand us becoming protestants. unfortunately my mother and her family were protestants.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Charmion
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 07:10 PM

Richard Nixon called Pierre Trudeau “that asshole”. When told of the insult, our PM famously shrugged and said, “I’ve been called worse by better people.”

If Donuel thinks I’m an onion, I shall take it to mean that I’m delicious, I keep well, and you can’t make dinner without me.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 Nov 19 - 10:02 PM

where would we be without onions?

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Nov 19 - 12:01 AM

Relying all the more heavily on garlic, one would imagine.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 28 Nov 19 - 02:49 PM

No doubt the hideous Bing Crosby Christmas album(that's Christmas if you can't hear at the back!!!) will be playing endlessly in supermarkets. Frankly, when it comes to trad carols and sutch(!!) the Usaians don't have a clue ............gowdaytay!!!

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Donuel
Date: 28 Nov 19 - 05:30 PM

Charlotsion, Its not a hot dog without onions, a sandwich is not nice without a slice and every onion you meet is sweet with heat. Why some onions make you cry is that they are hot.


Sandra I have an Aussie Head Strong Hair spray made with bamboo and Australian Kakado Plum. It says on the back that its extremely flamable since its made with ether.
It should be banned in the bush.
but stick a wire in fresh fruit and spray it with Aussie Headstrong and it will last 3 weeks. Yep its inedible and you may pass out from         the ether but they can hang on Christmas trees along with baby's breath.

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 28 Nov 19 - 06:08 PM

"Relying all the more heavily on garlic, one would imagine."

Whole, bashed or finely sliced, one hopes...

Subject: RE: BS: end-of-year holiday decorations
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 29 Nov 19 - 06:07 AM

Dunuel, Aussie Head Strong hair spray seems to be a US brand, I can't find it on any Australian retail sites.