Comments on: A welcome winter http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/ Someday, emerging at last from the violent insight Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:55:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: beautiful cynic http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/comment-page-1/#comment-7441 beautiful cynic Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:52:29 +0000 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/#comment-7441 This holiday season was highly untraditional, with people missing and celebrations postponed (and even a lack of a Santa Bus ride for me, for the first time in 7 years!) - but I enjoyed this Christmas all the same. The traditions are important, and they're nice to have, but it was kind of nice to shake things up a bit, too - even if the changes were somewhat forced upon us. As the sign said at the hospital on Boxing Day: 365 days 'til Christmas... :) This holiday season was highly untraditional, with people missing and celebrations postponed (and even a lack of a Santa Bus ride for me, for the first time in 7 years!) – but I enjoyed this Christmas all the same. The traditions are important, and they’re nice to have, but it was kind of nice to shake things up a bit, too – even if the changes were somewhat forced upon us.
As the sign said at the hospital on Boxing Day: 365 days ’til Christmas… :)

]]> By: slawy http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/comment-page-1/#comment-7432 slawy Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:08:07 +0000 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/#comment-7432 Very nice post. Indeed, for too many folks Christmas is synonymous with Shopping. But, I'm happy to say that most people I know decided to spend less money and time shopping this year, and, coincidence or not, enjoyed the season more than usual. I really enjoyed this Christmas myself, and already look forward to the next one. :) Very nice post. Indeed, for too many folks Christmas is synonymous with Shopping. But, I’m happy to say that most people I know decided to spend less money and time shopping this year, and, coincidence or not, enjoyed the season more than usual. I really enjoyed this Christmas myself, and already look forward to the next one. :)

]]> By: beautiful cynic http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/comment-page-1/#comment-7356 beautiful cynic Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/#comment-7356 Tu as raison, les équinoxes sont en septembre et mars; je n'ai pas introduit le sujet comme je devrais. Je voulais simplement parler des temps pendant l'année où la nature est en harmonie: et les équinoxes, comme les solstices, signifie cela pour moi. Merci pour ta précision. C'est vrai qu'il y a aussi plusieurs personnes réligieuses qui n'oublient pas que cette fête est, après tout, une fête réligieuse... But there are a few problems with that in North America, too (again, more in the States, but still here too) - sometimes the state takes the separation of church and state a little too far, and ends up sanctioning religious activity altogether - such as city councils that ban Christmas trees, or schools that disallow the singing of carols. For me, perhaps due to growing up in a very multicultural country, I think that to essentially erase a holiday from public life is insane an assinine. Better to allow symbols of the various festivals happening at this time of year. Or, in the case where a rabbi complained that there was a Christmas tree in an airport - why not place a menorah next to the tree, rather than remove the tree and have nothing (which is what happened)? Instead of arguing about whose religion and festival is better than the others, why not just acknowledge that a very many people have reason to celebrate, and just leave it at that? Tu as raison, les équinoxes sont en septembre et mars; je n’ai pas introduit le sujet comme je devrais. Je voulais simplement parler des temps pendant l’année où la nature est en harmonie: et les équinoxes, comme les solstices, signifie cela pour moi. Merci pour ta précision.
C’est vrai qu’il y a aussi plusieurs personnes réligieuses qui n’oublient pas que cette fête est, après tout, une fête réligieuse… But there are a few problems with that in North America, too (again, more in the States, but still here too) – sometimes the state takes the separation of church and state a little too far, and ends up sanctioning religious activity altogether – such as city councils that ban Christmas trees, or schools that disallow the singing of carols. For me, perhaps due to growing up in a very multicultural country, I think that to essentially erase a holiday from public life is insane an assinine. Better to allow symbols of the various festivals happening at this time of year. Or, in the case where a rabbi complained that there was a Christmas tree in an airport – why not place a menorah next to the tree, rather than remove the tree and have nothing (which is what happened)? Instead of arguing about whose religion and festival is better than the others, why not just acknowledge that a very many people have reason to celebrate, and just leave it at that?

]]> By: Moonbeam http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/comment-page-1/#comment-7355 Moonbeam Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:01:07 +0000 http://www.beautifulcynicism.ca/a-welcome-winter-752/#comment-7355 Coucou Larissa. Tu as raison, où sont passés la poésie et le rêve dans notre monde mercantile? :-( Heureusement,il y a quand même beaucoup de gens pour qui c'est avant tout "3 jours avant la naissance de Christ " Mais pourquoi parler d'équinoxes au moment du solstice? Elles sont au printemps et à l'automne, pas maintenant où c'est le jour le plus court et la nuit la plus longue. Merci de m'avoir rappellé qu'à partir d'aujourd'hui nous remontons vers la lumière. Et si on disait: "C'est le solstice d'hiver, le début du chemin vers le printemps" ? Coucou Larissa. Tu as raison, où sont passés la poésie et le rêve dans notre monde mercantile? :-(
Heureusement,il y a quand même beaucoup de gens pour qui c’est avant tout “3 jours avant la naissance de Christ ”

Mais pourquoi parler d’équinoxes au moment du solstice? Elles sont au printemps et à l’automne, pas maintenant où c’est le jour le plus court et la nuit la plus longue.
Merci de m’avoir rappellé qu’à partir d’aujourd’hui nous remontons vers la lumière. Et si on disait: “C’est le solstice d’hiver, le début du chemin vers le printemps” ?

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