The General Chat Room

[vinteuil]

Twelfth Night is the EVE of the Twelfth Day and so the night 4/5 January.

... and yet Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens in The Oxford Companion to the Year have their entry for Twelfth-night Cake on 6 January.

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[subcontrabass]

... and yet Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens in The Oxford Companion to the Year have their entry for Twelfth-night Cake on 6 January.

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Some people can't count.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Twelfth Night is the EVE of the Twelfth Day and so the night 4/5 January.

Is it? Why? (Doesn't that make "First Night" Christmas Eve?)

Whichever - the tree, decorations, and cards are down here.

[Beef Oven!]

Theresa, how long has Abu Qatada got to appeal?

[subcontrabass]

Is it? Why? (Doesn't that make "First Night" Christmas Eve?)

Yes. Historically the day begins at sunset (Genesis chapter 1 verse 5: "There was evening, and there was morning: one day").

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes. Historically the day begins at sunset (Genesis chapter 1 verse 5: "There was evening, and there was morning: one day").

Ach! Of course - darkness before light.

I'm still sticking with Dec 25 - Jan 5, though.

[BBMmk2]

5th January is 12th Night. I hope my thread wouldclose .

[Serial_Apologist]

5th January is 12th Night. I hope my thread wouldclose .

Looks like they both have, BBM. Thanks for the putting up the idea - great fun while it lasts.

[MrGongGong]

Given that for many folks it's Christmas Day tomorrow I think ending now is a bit premature

[vinteuil]

Given that for many folks it's Christmas Day tomorrow I think ending now is a bit premature

... and some today -

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/armenia/armenian-christmas-day

http://www.littlearmenia.com/html/little_armenia/armenian_christmas.asp

Happy Christmas! - Շնորհավոր Ամանոր և Սուրբ Ծնունդ.




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[Padraig]

Just in time:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/nollaig-na-mban-celebrations-mark-overwhelming-year-for-irish-women-1.3749448

PS Tree and decs all neatly put away. I helped.

[Richard Barrett]

Given that for many folks it's Christmas Day tomorrow I think ending now is a bit premature

Indeed so. Having been as usual back in Blighty for the unorthodox Christmas I get two of them a year, it's a bit much to be honest what with all the excessive consumption and everything. [barrel-like emoticon]

[Serial_Apologist]

Indeed so. Having been as usual back in Blighty for the unorthodox Christmas I get two of them a year, it's a bit much to be honest what with all the excessive consumption and everything. [barrel-like emoticon]

This can be one of the problems of being an internationalist, Richard.

[Beef Oven!]

This can be one of the problems of being an internationalist, Richard.

Permanent revulsion?

[BBMmk2]

Back to normal!