tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6347700997605742883..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Bloody Pentecost.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23380789845725204312020-06-03T04:16:22.332+01:002020-06-03T04:16:22.332+01:00Things close here for Easter, but not for Pentecos...Things close here for Easter, but not for Pentecost (or Whitsun, if that's the name more familiar to you). If you know when Easter is, add 50 days to the date for Pentecost.<br /><br />The date that tripped me up at my last location was Ascension Day. When i worked in a city where there was a strong Amish and Mennonite influence, many shops closed for Ascension Day. I finally remembered it always fell on a Thursday, after Easter and before Pentecost.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14905079925619286602020-06-02T20:06:36.578+01:002020-06-02T20:06:36.578+01:00Pentecost is not a religious holiday here but it i...Pentecost is not a religious holiday here but it is a special day in the Christian Calendar and I have to say that I found your "bloody Pentecost" a bit offensive. You have lived in France for many years so I'm a bit puzzled as to why you wouldn't know about everything being closed by now.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63087600849049617802020-06-02T19:53:59.966+01:002020-06-02T19:53:59.966+01:00Nothing left for me to say. Nothing left for me to say. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58964324931937720342020-06-02T19:13:43.264+01:002020-06-02T19:13:43.264+01:00I think France abides by its religious festivals m...I think France abides by its religious festivals much more than we do here in the UK. So 'when in Rome.......'The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73969680353780516752020-06-02T16:32:43.300+01:002020-06-02T16:32:43.300+01:00No. That was May Day, a heathen festival.No. That was May Day, a heathen festival.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51101052213519815872020-06-02T16:26:20.048+01:002020-06-02T16:26:20.048+01:00Is this the same as the Maypole Dance? I have vagu...Is this the same as the Maypole Dance? I have vague memories of children holding long ribbons and wrapping them round a vertical pole. I must have been very young but still remember being fascinated.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30615580269508427692020-06-02T16:19:11.292+01:002020-06-02T16:19:11.292+01:00If you find whoever has made these 'disparagin...If you find whoever has made these 'disparaging remarks', I hope you have a word with him/her directly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45519109938966376822020-06-02T16:10:24.777+01:002020-06-02T16:10:24.777+01:00It doesn't sound too joyous, hence, I imagine,...It doesn't sound too joyous, hence, I imagine, the decline in attendences.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36436342479997905092020-06-02T15:50:07.448+01:002020-06-02T15:50:07.448+01:00To make disparaging remarks about Pentecost or som...To make disparaging remarks about Pentecost or someone's religious beliefs is tantamount to them making disparaging remarks about your Mother. It hurts deeply. There's enough hate and separation in this world, mainly because we've stopped abiding by the Golden Rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12115472436763185902020-06-02T14:30:46.347+01:002020-06-02T14:30:46.347+01:00I remember Pentecost as being a Holy Day of Obliga...I remember Pentecost as being a Holy Day of Obligation. That meant that after a long day at work, coming home to a family of six, getting dinner on the table and being exhausted, I had to go to church to listen to a priest who preached the same old sermons that were always too long and all I could think of was that I just wanted to take my shoes and bra off and go to bed. I remember that I finally eliminated that day from obligation even if I was going to be damned to hell. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6644617414653594032020-06-02T13:06:56.337+01:002020-06-02T13:06:56.337+01:00I always think of Larkins The Whitsun Weddings. P...I always think of Larkins The Whitsun Weddings. Processions and the like seemed a bit of a Northern thing to me. We never had them here. Perhaps it was a big thing for mill workers having the weekend off. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-977104484663646262020-06-02T12:58:31.467+01:002020-06-02T12:58:31.467+01:00I don't remember that. In my Surrey village we...I don't remember that. In my Surrey village we only celebrated Bonfire Night.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29399403261636047102020-06-02T11:41:22.940+01:002020-06-02T11:41:22.940+01:00We all used to go watch the Whit Monday procession...We all used to go watch the Whit Monday processions in the old days - kids standing on the backs of lorries without any safety precautions. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2190163466318984062020-06-02T11:12:44.714+01:002020-06-02T11:12:44.714+01:00I didn't get as far as venting my anger on Lec...I didn't get as far as venting my anger on Leclerc; but I might in the future!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70893138963781271642020-06-02T10:41:23.508+01:002020-06-02T10:41:23.508+01:00Christmas Day and Good Friday are quite enough rel...Christmas Day and Good Friday are quite enough religious holidays and closed shops, although it also happens on our Australasian war remembrance day morning, ANZAC Day. It can be such fun to see people rattling doors or staring at closed shops in amazement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7513718914452992012020-06-02T10:35:01.564+01:002020-06-02T10:35:01.564+01:00Thank you. I've actually marked it on my compu...Thank you. I've actually marked it on my computer's 2021 calendar. I'm now prepared.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80712411299554158962020-06-02T09:44:26.671+01:002020-06-02T09:44:26.671+01:00It will be 24 May next year. Linda 's Greek c...It will be 24 May next year. Linda 's Greek calendar is different to ours and yours because they celebrate Easter later. Write it down now or I'll try to remind you.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29170468520221538112020-06-02T09:36:33.363+01:002020-06-02T09:36:33.363+01:00Could you remember to remind me next year? I'd...Could you remember to remind me next year? I'd be extremely grateful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63192767226296864102020-06-02T09:35:32.314+01:002020-06-02T09:35:32.314+01:00It seems that I'd blocked everyone! I was tryi...It seems that I'd blocked everyone! I was trying something that I'd hoped might block a certain troll. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74178425329452833152020-06-02T09:27:10.814+01:002020-06-02T09:27:10.814+01:00You can't miss it here. Our three day holiday ...You can't miss it here. Our three day holiday is this coming weekend and I have no doubt we'll be inundated by all the rich Athenians in their big black windowed jeeps and mercedes, though there is the problem of where they'll all stay. Only one hotel is open, as far as I know.<br />Our big supermarket will probably be closed but every other little-market will be open and buzzing.<br />Trouble is that Pentecost isn't on the same day every year so you can't put it on your alarm-list. I'd warn you myself but it would be too late.<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21533828807126656122020-06-02T08:54:55.898+01:002020-06-02T08:54:55.898+01:00Ah, it worked, good, I thought you'd blocked m...Ah, it worked, good, I thought you'd blocked me for a minute Cro!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7530244417814645332020-06-02T08:54:53.015+01:002020-06-02T08:54:53.015+01:00It was a very pleasant drive, other than a lot of ...It was a very pleasant drive, other than a lot of detritus on the roads following a bit of a storm last night. Luckily someone had preceded me, and taken their chainsaw with them!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91817151501316697372020-06-02T08:54:18.798+01:002020-06-02T08:54:18.798+01:00Just testing, I couldn't make a comment yester...Just testing, I couldn't make a comment yesterday, something about only team members?Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58682803417892291232020-06-02T08:53:07.490+01:002020-06-02T08:53:07.490+01:00I don't really go in for all those spooks thin...I don't really go in for all those spooks things. I'd rather remain ignorant.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63204201137257299712020-06-02T08:52:15.305+01:002020-06-02T08:52:15.305+01:00After 50 kms driving, I didn't find it too cha...After 50 kms driving, I didn't find it too charming. All my own fault, of course.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com