As an athiest I'm going to be a hypocrite and have the giving and recieving and good will to all persons come December 25th, but I will be working that day so thats ok.
And I am still an unbeliever but I have a grandson (Excuse No.2) and would not want him to feel left out as all his friends will be gift recieving terrorist as well.
I have several other excuses but what are yours or are you going to be a Bah! Mumbug too....
So I'm a hypocrite this I can live.
Lost Thought.
WW.
So we use the winter solstice (more or less) as an excuse for a feast, lots of parties and exchanging of gifts ... no problem. Just about every culture, Christian or otherwise, does this if they live somewhere that has seasons - it's the point after which "things can only get better" ... at least for the next six months (well OK, Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans get it all wrong). The fact that Christians think (wrongly) that it's something to do with the birth of their founder doesn't bother me. Actually, around where I live, there will be rather more Hanukkah than Christmas going on anyway.
We have a Christ free Christmas. To us (and a lot of other's I'd guess) it is a celebration of family and friends without any religious connection other than the obligatory school nativity.
Christmas is a celebration of and with one's family, utilising the spoils of materialism - what has religion got to do with it? Just the name!
It's cold and it's dark. What better reason ta hang tinsel and lights to brighten the place up a bit and then have a hot and hearty meal. I belong to a culture that's been in the habit of doing so at this time of year since long before anybody heard of Christ. Another seasonal tradition is gift giving. People will be giving me gifts and it'd be churlish not to return the the sentiment in kind. In fact I enjoy it a great deal. Again, this has nothing to do with the celebration of Christ's birth. If the accounts in the bible are to be believed - and that's a big if - then it puts our best guess for the date of Christ's birth somehwere in September (and 4 BC at that!). If I'm going to celebrate anybody's birthday on December 25th it'll be Isaac Newtons who, given the vagiagires of the gregorian shift actually was born on that day. But celebrate I will. There's certain to be snowmen, reindeer, a jolly fat elf, a decorated plastic tree, the tackier the better, with lights and plenty of shiney nick nacks, plastic holly plastic ivy and plastic misletoe. Anyone foolish enough to mistake that for a christian celebration is probably naive enough to believe in a virgin birth too. The war on Chirstmas happened a long time ago - when the Christians lost Victoria was on the throne. The only battle they won was in keeping the name.
I, as a lazy person, don't have decorations.
I enjoy christmas because I love presents.
I enjoy cooking and use the holiday as an excuse to overindulge
I play my and my partners family off each other to get a quiet holiday with just me and my partner.
Christmas has evolved beyond the christian meaning of celebrating the birth of christ (In the UK at least). Now it's just a couple of days of over indulgence, presents and time with those you care about and maybe a few more beers at home than you'd normally indulge in.
I shall be decking the halls with boughs of holly and tricking out the tree with elegantly kitsch baubles; giving gifts that have taken some trouble to find, and receiving gifts with childish joy; and I may just warble a descant to the second verse of Adeste, fideles.
Christmas isn't about Christ. It's about lolling about in schmaltz. An nane the waur o it, as we say up here.
With a falalalalaah lalalalaah...
I'm guessing here, but translated into English "and non the worse for it".Originally Posted by Lord Muck oGentry
An nane the waur o it, as we say up here.
With a falalalalaah lalalalaah...
And no doubt, you will be sampling the "water of life". Oh dear, here we go again.
I received my first Christmas card (from a real person), about 3 weeks ago. Let me be the first to wish you a Happy Crimbo.
(And I won't be mentioning sprouts).
We have a turkey.
Which for once actually coincides (more or less) with Christmas - starting on 21st December. Which makes life easier for those of use with families ranging from born-again Christian enthusiasts, through traditional Roman Catholics, occassional Anglicans/RCs and atheists to very frum orthodox Jews.
Remember a pet isn't just for christmas it's for life..
So what have you called you turkey and have you fed it plenty of sage, onion and breadcrumbs.
William
A dog isn't just for Christmas. Save up all the left-overs and you can have sandwiches all through New Year.
Well Since you asked....
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Arch.../msg02775.html
Dog Soup is called, Gaejang, Gajangkuk, or Gujang, Gujangaeng,
Guyoukgeng. It has been called Bosintang from the later part of 1940,
but during the period of the 1988 Olympic games, it was banned to use
the name of Bosintang, so its name was replaced by Youngyangtang,
Sacheoltang, Mungmungtang. But nowadays, the name of Bosintang is widely
used instead of Youngyangtang. Bosintang is made by boiling dog meat
(1) Ingredients
100g of boiled dog meat
500g of gravy
20g of green onion
10g of a leek
10g of perilla leaves
100g of taro stalk soaked in water
If you need any help eating,DONT ASK ME....
Lost Thought.
Well Since you asked....
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Arch.../msg02775.html
Dog Soup is called, Gaejang, Gajangkuk, or Gujang, Gujangaeng,
Guyoukgeng. It has been called Bosintang from the later part of 1940,
but during the period of the 1988 Olympic games, it was banned to use
the name of Bosintang, so its name was replaced by Youngyangtang,
Sacheoltang, Mungmungtang. But nowadays, the name of Bosintang is widely
used instead of Youngyangtang. Bosintang is made by boiling dog meat
(1) Ingredients
100g of boiled dog meat
500g of gravy
20g of green onion
10g of a leek
10g of perilla leaves
100g of taro stalk soaked in water
If you need any help eating,
Lost Thought.
Now that is just wrong!
I will quite happily be working away this year as well, but we have decorated the house, and swung up a rather grand tree if I do say so myself.
I wonder if Dawkins will be handing out christmas cards in his books this year as he did the year previous. Clever man made my Christmas last year with such delightful antics!
You haven't specified which breed of dog makes the best soup. Obviously an Irish Wolfhound gives more portions but may need a little more cooking, whereas a chihuahua is probably quite tender but a small portion.
Dog Soup is called, Gaejang, Gajangkuk, or Gujang, Gujangaeng,
Guyoukgeng. It has been called Bosintang from the later part of 1940,
but during the period of the 1988 Olympic games, it was banned to use
the name of Bosintang, so its name was replaced by Youngyangtang,
Sacheoltang, Mungmungtang. But nowadays, the name of Bosintang is widely
used instead of Youngyangtang. Bosintang is made by boiling dog meat
(1) Ingredients
100g of boiled dog meat
500g of gravy
20g of green onion
10g of a leek
10g of perilla leaves
100g of taro stalk soaked in water
If you need any help eating,
Lost Thought.
If I can't find dog can I use cat?
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks