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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:50 AM
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Will Christian conservatives hate me for what I am about to say?:
Edited on Mon Dec-11-06 11:00 AM by cat_girl25
Happy Diwali Everyone!


http://www.diwalifestival.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali
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Ezlivin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:52 AM
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It's pronounced "Merry Christmas"
They don't hate you for what you say, they hate you for what you are: A freethinker.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:52 AM
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1. Might be a little late...
Diwali was October 21st this year.
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:54 AM
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3. LOL!
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:05 AM
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9. I suppose.
But I was impressed that our company has this information on their main page today to inform the employees about the Diwali celebration.
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fhqwhgads Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 02:29 PM
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11. little late but...
...appreciated nonetheless.

here in the states, my south indian family doesn't really do anything for diwali (other than the lakshmi puja, which you can read about in the wikipedia entry). i do remember that once when we visited our relatives in india when i was a little kid, i saw how much of a bigger deal it was there, with fireworks and new clothes and such (that was a big thing...all the kids got gifts of new clothes that day).

i live in an area with a large indian population, and i know they have some sort of diwali festival every year in my town, but our indian population is mostly made of recent immigrants, and having been born and raised in the u.s. i feel a little disconnected from all that. doesn't help that i'm an atheist, either.

not sure where i was going with this...pardon the rambling.
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TAPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:53 AM
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2. Thank you!
And right back atchya!
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deadmessengers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:54 AM
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4. Yes.
Don't you understand that acknowledging any non-Christian religious holiday only emboldens our enemies? You are putting American troops at risk by doing this, and you should be ashamed of yourself. :sarcasm:

:rofl:
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:56 AM
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5. Yes. But I love Diwali!!
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:01 AM
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6. Wasn't that last month?
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:01 AM
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7. They already hate you
Seeing as you are a female, and a Democrat. :hi:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:04 AM
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8. i'm sure they wiLL be
based on your beLated wishes - about 1.5 months ago.
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:06 AM
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10. did they ever raise the issue over "Festivus"?
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