Silly Shamrock Squabble
Much ado about nothing:
It's the spring equinox festival, not the actual date of mythical resurrection of a Jewish carpenter; even the name "Easter" was taken from a Teutonic pagan goddess. The Council of Nicaea found it convenient and desirable to coincide Christian celebrations with the existing pagan rituals, rightly assuming that it would greatly speed the process of conversion in the European continent. Saint Patrick's day is even worse, as it's a second-order silliness. In other words, it's all based on a bunch of fairy tales, so just change it again and move on.
Priests, preachers, and all the other forms of witch-doctors have never shown the least hesitation when it comes to distorting history for their own purposes. I fail to see why such ridiculous internal conflicts should give them pause.
For the first time since 1940, St. Patrick's Day will fall during Holy Week, the sacred seven days preceding Easter.
Because of the overlap, liturgical rules dictate that no Mass in honor of the saint can be celebrated on Monday, March 17, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
But a few Roman Catholic leaders are asking for even more moderation in their dioceses: They want parades and other festivities kept out of Holy Week as well.
It's the spring equinox festival, not the actual date of mythical resurrection of a Jewish carpenter; even the name "Easter" was taken from a Teutonic pagan goddess. The Council of Nicaea found it convenient and desirable to coincide Christian celebrations with the existing pagan rituals, rightly assuming that it would greatly speed the process of conversion in the European continent. Saint Patrick's day is even worse, as it's a second-order silliness. In other words, it's all based on a bunch of fairy tales, so just change it again and move on.
Priests, preachers, and all the other forms of witch-doctors have never shown the least hesitation when it comes to distorting history for their own purposes. I fail to see why such ridiculous internal conflicts should give them pause.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 12:12
4 Comments:
I'm sorry, but St. patrick's day is the most holy of holy days and cannot be moved for any reason. I have already bought the beer and am warming up as we speak. Take easter if you want, but keep your Pagan hands off of St. Patrick's day!
I told my wife that a number of cities were planning to move the St. Patricks Day celebration out of holy week to Friday March 14. She thought this was actually a good idea because more people would enjoy getting drunk on Friday night than on Monday when they had to go to work the next day. Its one of the few times I had to agree she might possibly be right.
But i wanted to get drunk on Monday too!!! That's why they invented sick days.
Just follow Jar(egg)head's Rule of Thumb, and all will turn out well: "If in doubt, get drunk."
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