1st official religious holiday (was Re: virus: xmas)

David McFadzean (dbm@merak.com)
Tue, 02 Jan 1996 10:55:41 -0700


At 12:49 PM 24/12/95 -0500, John E.Mayer wrote:

>Not a bad notion. The thread that unites all traditional holidays
>for this time of year is the triumph of light over darkness,

That works for me. The triumph of light of darkness is suitably
symbolic of the triumph of knowledge over ignorance, life over
death. Next year it will be official: the Virus winter solstice
celebration will be a 5 day festival lasting from Dec.21-26.
That will give us another 5 days to recover in time for the New
Year's Eve party.

Now, can anyone think of a good reason (rationalization) to hold
another 5 day festival around the summer solstice?

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David McFadzean                 dbm@merak.com
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