Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

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Saint days are predominatly a catholic holiday. Traditionally for the last 500 years the English have been down on Catholism. This is why the English do not celebrate St.Georges day and I suspect it will not change as we are as a country becoming more secular. Then again these national saint days are becoming less and less associated with the parent religion.
I will sign up to any religion if it means I get a day off work.

What really gets me upset is the people who in England have started celebrating July the 4th.
 
What we need to do is get a brewer interested. Guinness has done wonders raising the profile of St Patrick's day and vica versa.
 
SaintStu said:
What really gets me upset is the people who in England have started celebrating July the 4th.
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What annoy's me is the fact that more people celebrate Halloween (another American invention) than Bonfire Night. When was the last time you saw kids collecting, "penny for the guy"?
 
Lff said:
What annoy's me is the fact that more people celebrate Halloween (another American invention) than Bonfire Night. When was the last time you saw kids collecting, "penny for the guy"?
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True. Although 'penny for the guy' where it is still done has become 'begging with menace'
 
SaintStu said:
Saint days are predominatly a catholic holiday. Traditionally for the last 500 years the English have been down on Catholism. This is why the English do not celebrate St.Georges day and I suspect it will not change as we are as a country becoming more secular. Then again these national saint days are becoming less and less associated with the parent religion.
I will sign up to any religion if it means I get a day off work.

What really gets me upset is the people who in England have started celebrating July the 4th.
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July 4th is absolutely worth celebrating - the day we got rid of the baggage :)

...sorry for the non-saints topic by the way. Should have put it in the off topic thread.
 
Lff said:
What we need to do is get a brewer interested. Guinness has done wonders raising the profile of St Patrick's day and vica versa.
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The biggest joke in Ireland is now Arthur Guiness Day. They celebrated his 250th anniversairy a few years ago in Dublin and 4 short years later it is almost a Paddy's Day MK2 around the country. Some huge bands play and the place goes bonkers. His date of birth was 1759 so everyone is in the pub at 15.59 to raise a toast to him. Some fantastic marketing to make an event so non important seem like a big deal
 
thebronze14 said:
The biggest joke in Ireland is now Arthur Guiness Day. They celebrated his 250th anniversairy a few years ago in Dublin and 4 short years later it is almost a Paddy's Day MK2 around the country. Some huge bands play and the place goes bonkers. His date of birth was 1759 so everyone is in the pub at 15.59 to raise a toast to him. Some fantastic marketing to make an event so non important seem like a big deal
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Surely they should go to the pub at 17:59?

While I'm on the subject, ask most young people (got I sound old! - I'm only 43!) when is St Patrick's day and they will tell you - ask them about St George and you get "who?, when"

AND, Whilst I'm in my Victor Meldrew mode, I know someone watching Thatcher's funeral and said "Shame, it wont be the same with out her". When asked what, she replied "Eastenders - Peggy Mitchell has died"....

Enough said!
 
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