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Posted 9 months ago
snippythedeliveryfox and their mate 
pepsiismyblood need to move ASAP. (They didn't say why.) Snippy is opening comissions to get extra cash. Please consider buying a commission from this talented Furry artist.You can find his post with further details here. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10953974/
I do not know Snippy personally. He was recommended by
twopawMy Friends Pray Charge Your Glasses.
Posted a year agoLet us drink a toast together to those who have gone before us. I'll give you the founder of the feast.
To Dragoneer; whatever comes after this life, may it be as kind to him as he always was to us.
chin-chin
To Dragoneer; whatever comes after this life, may it be as kind to him as he always was to us.
chin-chin
Sy Sable Update
Posted a year agoAccording to author Paul Kidd, Mark "Sy Sable" Merlino died at 2:00 AM PST this morning at his home in Los Angeles CA. He was one of the founders of the Furry fandom and a true gentleman. He is survived by his husband, Rod "Vinson Mink" O'Riley.
The fandom contributed to his GoFundMe page to help pay for Mark's medical expenses. They might need a little more now to pay for his funeral. https://gofund.me/9f0e2a09
Whatever comes after this life, may it be kind to anthro sables.
The fandom contributed to his GoFundMe page to help pay for Mark's medical expenses. They might need a little more now to pay for his funeral. https://gofund.me/9f0e2a09
Whatever comes after this life, may it be kind to anthro sables.
Please Help Sy Sable
Posted a year ago
sysable (Mark Merlino), famous for being one of the first Furries, suffered several strokes about a year ago. Now he has stage four liver cancer. He's come home to The Prancing Skiltaire, where he's being cared for by his life partners, Rod "Vinaon Mink" O'Riley (Stansfield) and Changa. They don't know how long Mark has, but they'll be there with him every step of the way.Vinson is trying to raise some money to cover their various medical bills. They need $52,000. So far they've gotten $50,000; just $2K to go. Please consider helping this original Furry legend.
Here is Mark's FA page. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sysable/
If you'd like to just contribute, Mark's GoFundMe account is https://gofund.me/9f0e2a09 You'll find more details there.
And remember, if you'd like to help, but can't contribute right now, a signal boost is usually helpful, too. You may copy-pasta this journal, the URL links should still work, but you might need to re-make the personal links.
BTW, I heard about the situation from Tantroo, here.
I watch sysable myself.
Please Help This Southern Island Sea Otter
Posted a year ago
lei-lani and 
riffraffcat are celebrating the holidays modestly this year, but LeiLani in particular wants to spread a little joy anyway. She has written a Holiday message and would like as many people as possible to read it. So I'm spreading the word for her. Please consider helping this famous Furry writer.Here is her journal post, the one in question. Please read it. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10762480/
Here is LeiLani's gallery for your perusal. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/lei-lani/
Here is LeiLani's Patreon while I'm at it. -- https://www.patreon.com/LeilaniOtter
And remember, a signal boost would really be helpful. You may copy-pasta this journal, the URL links should still work, but you might need to re-make the personal links.
I watch lei-lani myself.
Are You Eating Horse Paste?
Posted 2 years agoHorse paste is an apple flavoured treatment for gut parasites. It is meant for horses and other large farm animals, but is much too strong for humans. Since the start of the CoViD-19 pandemic, it has also been used to describe conspiracy theories. Here's why.
In the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries, there were travelling medicine shows. Sales wagons staffed by flimflam men would travel from town to town, setting up in the local square and advertising patent medicines. The wagon operators made extravagant claims of the curative powers of their concoctions. Perhaps the most famous was Clark Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment. The labels on "Mr. Stanley's" bottles advised that their contents could cure rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, lame back, lumbago, tooth ache, sore throat, frost bite, chill blains and et cetera. (At least it had the decency to say the stuff was for external use.)
Of course, there were no snake derived ingredients in the bottles. The contents could be anything from mineral oil suffused with cocaine, opium, amphetamines, alcohol, household herbs and spices or even plain, unfiltered water. What mattered were the salesmanship skills of the flimflam men. They had only to convince the foolish townsfolk that the pricey "snake oil" could fix their medical issues. Mere placebo effect would keep them convinced until it became obvious that the stuff was worthless and they'd been tricked. By that time the wagons, their dishonest staff and the townsfolk's money were long gone. If the snake oil salesman was wise, he never went to the same town twice.
This is how "snake oil" became a metaphor for health care fraud, deceptive marketing, (especially for patent medicines), or other kinds of scams. Likewise, by "snake oil salesman" we mean someone who sells or promotes such fraud.
But during the recent SARS COV 2 pandemic, a special kind of snake oil became apparent. Most people tried to follow the advice of doctors, scientists and others who had actually trained in medicine and knew what they were talking about. But a loud few saw this advice instead as an infringement on their autonomy, their self-control. This vocal minority did everything in their power to spread doubt about what the doctors were saying. They advanced alternative explanations for the sickness and deaths the world was seeing. These counter-explanations were all conspiracy theories straight out of "The X Files." Mostly they featured government conspiracies to take control of democracy, (which is what a government is for in the first place), or "the deep state" and secret societies, (a dog whistle for the Jews), trying to wipe out The People, (for which read Whites.) There were other elements as well; covid vaccines became the focus of the old anti-vaccine movement, (started by Andrew Wakefield and his fraudulent Lancet article in 1998), which also took-in mask-wearing as an "assault on freedom."
When by early 2021 it became impossible to deny that something was making a lot of people very sick, the loud few still could not admit that they'd been wrong. Instead they blamed covid vaccines and 5G cellular towers for spreading poison. Their solution was ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine that was tried as a covid treatment and found ineffective. The loud few concluded that, if doctors had tried ivermectin but stopped using it, then it must be the magic cure either for covid or for vaccines and the government was keeping it a secret. To you and I this makes absolutely no sense at all. But in the topsy-turvy world of the loud few, it couldn't be more obvious. But ivermectin is a prescription drug. To get it, you have to prove to a doctor that you have parasites in your guts. The loud few needed an unrestricted source of the stuff.
Enter horse paste. There are several brands of horse dewormer sold online and at farming and horse goods stores. It even has a pleasant apple flavour. As word spread online of its power to stand between death and those guilty of being vaccinated, vendors became wary of new customers. Farming goods stores started asking for pictures of the horses of people who'd never had one before, especially if they'd never set foot in the store before either. But by hook or by crook, the loud few got their secret miracle drug. Only they got it at a strength meant for an animal much larger and heavier than even the fattest conspiracy nut. There are pictures in places on the eternal web of people with the linings of their intestines hanging out who "didn't even know they'd had worms!"
And this is how "horse paste" came to be a metaphor for snake oil that you wish on yourself. It can also mean a conspiracy theory, usually based on the covid pandemic, but sometimes just a particularly stupid one.
In the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries, there were travelling medicine shows. Sales wagons staffed by flimflam men would travel from town to town, setting up in the local square and advertising patent medicines. The wagon operators made extravagant claims of the curative powers of their concoctions. Perhaps the most famous was Clark Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment. The labels on "Mr. Stanley's" bottles advised that their contents could cure rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, lame back, lumbago, tooth ache, sore throat, frost bite, chill blains and et cetera. (At least it had the decency to say the stuff was for external use.)
Of course, there were no snake derived ingredients in the bottles. The contents could be anything from mineral oil suffused with cocaine, opium, amphetamines, alcohol, household herbs and spices or even plain, unfiltered water. What mattered were the salesmanship skills of the flimflam men. They had only to convince the foolish townsfolk that the pricey "snake oil" could fix their medical issues. Mere placebo effect would keep them convinced until it became obvious that the stuff was worthless and they'd been tricked. By that time the wagons, their dishonest staff and the townsfolk's money were long gone. If the snake oil salesman was wise, he never went to the same town twice.
This is how "snake oil" became a metaphor for health care fraud, deceptive marketing, (especially for patent medicines), or other kinds of scams. Likewise, by "snake oil salesman" we mean someone who sells or promotes such fraud.
But during the recent SARS COV 2 pandemic, a special kind of snake oil became apparent. Most people tried to follow the advice of doctors, scientists and others who had actually trained in medicine and knew what they were talking about. But a loud few saw this advice instead as an infringement on their autonomy, their self-control. This vocal minority did everything in their power to spread doubt about what the doctors were saying. They advanced alternative explanations for the sickness and deaths the world was seeing. These counter-explanations were all conspiracy theories straight out of "The X Files." Mostly they featured government conspiracies to take control of democracy, (which is what a government is for in the first place), or "the deep state" and secret societies, (a dog whistle for the Jews), trying to wipe out The People, (for which read Whites.) There were other elements as well; covid vaccines became the focus of the old anti-vaccine movement, (started by Andrew Wakefield and his fraudulent Lancet article in 1998), which also took-in mask-wearing as an "assault on freedom."
When by early 2021 it became impossible to deny that something was making a lot of people very sick, the loud few still could not admit that they'd been wrong. Instead they blamed covid vaccines and 5G cellular towers for spreading poison. Their solution was ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine that was tried as a covid treatment and found ineffective. The loud few concluded that, if doctors had tried ivermectin but stopped using it, then it must be the magic cure either for covid or for vaccines and the government was keeping it a secret. To you and I this makes absolutely no sense at all. But in the topsy-turvy world of the loud few, it couldn't be more obvious. But ivermectin is a prescription drug. To get it, you have to prove to a doctor that you have parasites in your guts. The loud few needed an unrestricted source of the stuff.
Enter horse paste. There are several brands of horse dewormer sold online and at farming and horse goods stores. It even has a pleasant apple flavour. As word spread online of its power to stand between death and those guilty of being vaccinated, vendors became wary of new customers. Farming goods stores started asking for pictures of the horses of people who'd never had one before, especially if they'd never set foot in the store before either. But by hook or by crook, the loud few got their secret miracle drug. Only they got it at a strength meant for an animal much larger and heavier than even the fattest conspiracy nut. There are pictures in places on the eternal web of people with the linings of their intestines hanging out who "didn't even know they'd had worms!"
And this is how "horse paste" came to be a metaphor for snake oil that you wish on yourself. It can also mean a conspiracy theory, usually based on the covid pandemic, but sometimes just a particularly stupid one.
Cat Nirvana Day
Posted 2 years agoYOu might recall a year or so ago that I asked you all to pay attention to a beautiful black cat names Buddha who had cancer and whose human family needed some financial help to keep him alive. They opted to have him treated by an alternative animal healer and Buddha did pretty well in their care. He lived for fourteen months with cancer to the age of thirteen years, (pretty good for a domestic cat.)
Last Friday, (June 23rd), Buddha finally left this world with all its sorrow and stress. He spent a peaceful day in his household's catio and in the lap of his favourite human, Chase. May he live forever in the place where the ceaseless winds of change do not blow and he can be a contented kitty forever.
Here is Chase's announcement. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2vzUu9LOM
Thank you to everyone who helped.
Last Friday, (June 23rd), Buddha finally left this world with all its sorrow and stress. He spent a peaceful day in his household's catio and in the lap of his favourite human, Chase. May he live forever in the place where the ceaseless winds of change do not blow and he can be a contented kitty forever.
Here is Chase's announcement. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2vzUu9LOM
Thank you to everyone who helped.
Please Help This Cockroach
Posted 2 years agoOur First Cockroach, Uncle Kage, has announced a daring plan. I wish to bring it to your attention and invite you to spread the news yourselves.
kagemushi
I'm sure you all remember our comrade and considered voice, Tony "Dogbomb" Barrett, It has not yet been four years since he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, (sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.) We remember how he fought it. In the end, he opted to end his life on his own terms rather than let a mere disease destroy him. Since then, research into ALS has been a cause among us.
dogbomb
On April 15th, 2023, there will be a walk in the city of Raleigh to raise money for research into ALS. The Furry community of North Carolina intend to participate in this walk, but they want more. This year, they want to sponsor the walk. They want to show the world how generous and kind is the Furry fandom. Of course, they want to honour Dogbomb, too. But more importantly, they... well, Uncle Kage... wants to be able to look all the corporate sponsors in their metaphorical faces and say, "Is that all you've got?"
As I write this, Team Dogbomb has raised $770US. They want to put at least $2,500 together by April.
Please click this link to hear Uncle Kage's own words on the subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ereB-MdAFGY
Then click on this link and chip in what you can.
http://web.alsa.org/goto/TeamDogBomb2023
Perhaps you can't donate right now. I know that inflation is hitting hard on all of us. Maybe charity is a luxury that you can't afford, even for a tax write-off. Some of us have spare cash, so you can still help by spreading the news as far as you can. (I hereby grant blanket permission to link to or copy-and-paste this journal.)
Leave No Furry Ignorant!
Thank you all for your kind attention.
-- Dee
kagemushiI'm sure you all remember our comrade and considered voice, Tony "Dogbomb" Barrett, It has not yet been four years since he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, (sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.) We remember how he fought it. In the end, he opted to end his life on his own terms rather than let a mere disease destroy him. Since then, research into ALS has been a cause among us.
dogbombOn April 15th, 2023, there will be a walk in the city of Raleigh to raise money for research into ALS. The Furry community of North Carolina intend to participate in this walk, but they want more. This year, they want to sponsor the walk. They want to show the world how generous and kind is the Furry fandom. Of course, they want to honour Dogbomb, too. But more importantly, they... well, Uncle Kage... wants to be able to look all the corporate sponsors in their metaphorical faces and say, "Is that all you've got?"
As I write this, Team Dogbomb has raised $770US. They want to put at least $2,500 together by April.
Please click this link to hear Uncle Kage's own words on the subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ereB-MdAFGY
Then click on this link and chip in what you can.
http://web.alsa.org/goto/TeamDogBomb2023
Perhaps you can't donate right now. I know that inflation is hitting hard on all of us. Maybe charity is a luxury that you can't afford, even for a tax write-off. Some of us have spare cash, so you can still help by spreading the news as far as you can. (I hereby grant blanket permission to link to or copy-and-paste this journal.)
Leave No Furry Ignorant!
Thank you all for your kind attention.
-- Dee
The Holidays 2022 to 2023
Posted 3 years agoIn the past few years, some Protestant groups have tried to argue against referring to the Christmas season as “The Holidays” because they feel that it takes away from the Holy status of Christmas and of Christ. What they fail to understand is that “The Holidays” does not refer only to Protestant Christmas. There are, in fact, quite a few holy days (weeks, etc) during this time. Not all of them are Protestant, or even Christian.
Here is my list of holidays and important occasions for the 2022 Holiday Season. It includes events that happen between Advent Sunday, (the beginning of the traditional lead up to Christmas), through Christmas Season, (the twelve days beginning Christmas Day and ending on January 5th or “Twelfth Night”). until Epiphany, (the season which follows Christmas.) Use it to (figuratively) arm yourselves.
(NB. This version of the list includes some specifically Furry or animal-related events that are mostly of interest to us. When dealing with non-Furs, you might want to show them this version, which is partly "sanitized.")
- November 27th - Advent Sunday
- November 28th - Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Baha’i)
- November 28th to January 6th – Nativity Fast (Orthodox Christian)
- November 29th to 30th - Ben-Gurion Day (Jewish)
- November 30th - St Andrew's Day (Christian), The 150th anniversary of the birth of John McCrae
- December 1st - Rosa Parks Day (anniversary of her arrest in 1955), World AIDS Day
- December 2nd - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, National Mutt Day (USA)
- December 3rd - International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mauder's Day (Dudeism)
- December 4th - Eid il-Burbara (Christian), The Slackernalia (Dudeism), World Wildlife Conservation Day, International Cheetah Day
- December 5th - Krampusnacht (Austrian Trad.), Day of the Ninja, Walt Disney's Birfday
- December 6th - Saint Nicholas Day/Sinterklaas (Christian), National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
- December 7th – Rohini Vrat (Jainism), Full Moon (Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon, Moon Before Yule)
- December 8th – Immaculate Conception of Mary (Christian), Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Sanghamitta Day (Theravada Buddhist), Afflux (Discordianism)
- December 9th - International Day of Veterinary Medicine, Anna's Day
- December 10th - "Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales," Human Rights Day, International Animal Rights Day
- December 11th - Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
- December 12th - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hispanic Catholic)
- December 13th - Acadians Remembrance Day, Kerabotsmas (Dudeism), World Violin Day
- December 14th - Monkey Day
- December 14th to January 5th - Christmas Bird Count Week
- December 15th - Zamenhof Day / Esperanto Day, International Tea Day, National Cat Herders Day, Galactic Tick Day
- December 16th - Beethoven's Birfday
- December 16th to 24th - Posadas Navidenas (Hispanic Christian)
- December 18th to 26th – Chanukah (Jewish)
- December 20th - World Barking Day
- December 21st - Yalda (Zoroastrianism), Yule (Christian), Blue Christmas/Long Night (Christian), Winter Slowstice (Dudeism), Global Orgasm for World Peace
- December 21st to January 1st – Yule (Pagan)
- December 23rd - Festivus (for the rest of us), Humanlight (Secular Humanism), Christmas Adam
- December 24th - Nittel Nacht (Jewish), Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 24th to January 7th - Quviasukvik (northern spirituality)
- December 25th - Christmas (Christian), Newtonmas (secular humanist), Dudeistmas (Duseism), Prime Minister's Birfday
- December 26th – Boxing Day (unknown), St Stephen's Day (Catholic), Zarathosht Diso/Zartosht No-Diso (Zoroastrianism), Wren Day (Celtic Catholics/Irish Diaspora), National Whiners Day
- December December 26th-January 1st – Kwanzaa
- December 27th - Visit the Zoo Day
- December 28th - Holy Innocents (Christian)
- December 30th - Feast of the Holy Family (Christian)
- December 31st - New Year's Eve, Watchnight (Christian)
- January 1st - New Year's Day, The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Catholic), Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orthodox Christian), Feast Day of St Basil the Great (Orthodox Christian), Maidyarem Gahambar (Zoroastrianism), Gantan-sai (Shintoism), Happy Dude Year (Dudeism), Public Domain Day, Z Day, Global Family Day
- January 2nd - Day After New Year’s Day (PQ), Tailang Swami Jayanti (Hindu), National Pet Travel Safety Day
- January 3rd - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics), Asara B'Tevet (Jewish), Rohini Vrat (Jainsim), J.R.R. Tolkein’s Birthday (1892)
- January 5th - Twelfth Night (trad.), Guru Gobindh Singh’s birthday (Sikh), Mungday (Discordianism), National Bird Day (Canada)
- January 6th - Epiphany (Christian), Dia de los Reyes (Hispanic Catholic), Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece), Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian), Full Moon (Wolf Moon)
TOTAL HOLIDAYS and OCCASIONS = 79 (does not include January 6th)
Religious = 48
Christian = 20
And that’s why we call it “The Holidays.”
Here is my list of holidays and important occasions for the 2022 Holiday Season. It includes events that happen between Advent Sunday, (the beginning of the traditional lead up to Christmas), through Christmas Season, (the twelve days beginning Christmas Day and ending on January 5th or “Twelfth Night”). until Epiphany, (the season which follows Christmas.) Use it to (figuratively) arm yourselves.
(NB. This version of the list includes some specifically Furry or animal-related events that are mostly of interest to us. When dealing with non-Furs, you might want to show them this version, which is partly "sanitized.")
- November 27th - Advent Sunday
- November 28th - Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Baha’i)
- November 28th to January 6th – Nativity Fast (Orthodox Christian)
- November 29th to 30th - Ben-Gurion Day (Jewish)
- November 30th - St Andrew's Day (Christian), The 150th anniversary of the birth of John McCrae
- December 1st - Rosa Parks Day (anniversary of her arrest in 1955), World AIDS Day
- December 2nd - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, National Mutt Day (USA)
- December 3rd - International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mauder's Day (Dudeism)
- December 4th - Eid il-Burbara (Christian), The Slackernalia (Dudeism), World Wildlife Conservation Day, International Cheetah Day
- December 5th - Krampusnacht (Austrian Trad.), Day of the Ninja, Walt Disney's Birfday
- December 6th - Saint Nicholas Day/Sinterklaas (Christian), National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
- December 7th – Rohini Vrat (Jainism), Full Moon (Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon, Moon Before Yule)
- December 8th – Immaculate Conception of Mary (Christian), Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Sanghamitta Day (Theravada Buddhist), Afflux (Discordianism)
- December 9th - International Day of Veterinary Medicine, Anna's Day
- December 10th - "Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales," Human Rights Day, International Animal Rights Day
- December 11th - Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
- December 12th - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hispanic Catholic)
- December 13th - Acadians Remembrance Day, Kerabotsmas (Dudeism), World Violin Day
- December 14th - Monkey Day
- December 14th to January 5th - Christmas Bird Count Week
- December 15th - Zamenhof Day / Esperanto Day, International Tea Day, National Cat Herders Day, Galactic Tick Day
- December 16th - Beethoven's Birfday
- December 16th to 24th - Posadas Navidenas (Hispanic Christian)
- December 18th to 26th – Chanukah (Jewish)
- December 20th - World Barking Day
- December 21st - Yalda (Zoroastrianism), Yule (Christian), Blue Christmas/Long Night (Christian), Winter Slowstice (Dudeism), Global Orgasm for World Peace
- December 21st to January 1st – Yule (Pagan)
- December 23rd - Festivus (for the rest of us), Humanlight (Secular Humanism), Christmas Adam
- December 24th - Nittel Nacht (Jewish), Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 24th to January 7th - Quviasukvik (northern spirituality)
- December 25th - Christmas (Christian), Newtonmas (secular humanist), Dudeistmas (Duseism), Prime Minister's Birfday
- December 26th – Boxing Day (unknown), St Stephen's Day (Catholic), Zarathosht Diso/Zartosht No-Diso (Zoroastrianism), Wren Day (Celtic Catholics/Irish Diaspora), National Whiners Day
- December December 26th-January 1st – Kwanzaa
- December 27th - Visit the Zoo Day
- December 28th - Holy Innocents (Christian)
- December 30th - Feast of the Holy Family (Christian)
- December 31st - New Year's Eve, Watchnight (Christian)
- January 1st - New Year's Day, The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Catholic), Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orthodox Christian), Feast Day of St Basil the Great (Orthodox Christian), Maidyarem Gahambar (Zoroastrianism), Gantan-sai (Shintoism), Happy Dude Year (Dudeism), Public Domain Day, Z Day, Global Family Day
- January 2nd - Day After New Year’s Day (PQ), Tailang Swami Jayanti (Hindu), National Pet Travel Safety Day
- January 3rd - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics), Asara B'Tevet (Jewish), Rohini Vrat (Jainsim), J.R.R. Tolkein’s Birthday (1892)
- January 5th - Twelfth Night (trad.), Guru Gobindh Singh’s birthday (Sikh), Mungday (Discordianism), National Bird Day (Canada)
- January 6th - Epiphany (Christian), Dia de los Reyes (Hispanic Catholic), Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece), Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian), Full Moon (Wolf Moon)
TOTAL HOLIDAYS and OCCASIONS = 79 (does not include January 6th)
Religious = 48
Christian = 20
And that’s why we call it “The Holidays.”
Buddha The Cat Is Still With Us
Posted 3 years agoIn case any of you were wondering what ever happened to Buddha, (the cat with cancer), he's still around. Chase from Furball Fables recently posted a video update. You can find it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDmFOJ_RU8g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDmFOJ_RU8g
Mrs Otterton - Parody Lyics
Posted 3 years agoMrs Otterton
chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a chirp chirp chirp-a chirp
squeak-a squeak-a squeak-a squeak squeak squeak
chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a squeak-a chirp chirp chirp
CHORUS And here’s to you Mrs Otterton
You’re a Mom that we’d all like to know
Whoa, whoa, whoa
God bless you please Mrs Otterton
Furries know that otters love to play
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
In Disney’s Zootopia there’s one scene where you spoke
And another scene where you did not
You were loved for being cute and your sweet attitude
Furries mostly like to draw you in the nude
(Chorus) And here’s to you Mrs Otterton
Emmitt loves you most as you well know...
Emmitt is a good and loving father to your pups
And a good provider with his flower shop
Why then would you fool around and risk the man you’ve got
Then again, long as he never knows, why not?
(Chorus) Coo coo ca-choo Mrs Otterton
You’re a mom that we’d all like to know...
Lieing on the sofa on a Wednesday after lunch
Demonstrating “hump day” to some kid
Laugh about it, cry about it
Clean up when you’re done
Now that you have done it, was it fun?
(Alt Chorus) Where have you gone Emmitt Ottterton
There’s something you really otter know
Whoa whoa whoa
What’s that you say Mrs. Otterton
Emmitt is as big a cheat as you
Boo hoo hoo
Boo hoo hoo
Parody Lyrics © 2022 Allan “D’Otter” Burrows
to the tune of “Mrs, Robinson” by Paul Simon, © Universal Music Publishing Group
EDIT
- "Furries draw you close as possible to nude" becomes "Furries mostly like to draw you in the nude"
...because in most (but not all) images I see of her, she's naked!
- "Are you really certain that you’ve won?" becomes "Now that you have done it, was it fun?"
...otters aren't really competitive. by nature. Sure they play chase me and wrestling, but it doesn't change their social status or anything. I doubt they'd even keep score in any games. If Mrs O cheated on Emmitt, she'd do it for fun, not to be better than him.
- changed the spacing in the final chorus to make it neater (It didn't work.)
- NB. I have seen pictures of Emmitt cheating on Mrs. O.
12SEP2022
chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a chirp chirp chirp-a chirp
squeak-a squeak-a squeak-a squeak squeak squeak
chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a chirp-a squeak-a chirp chirp chirp
CHORUS And here’s to you Mrs Otterton
You’re a Mom that we’d all like to know
Whoa, whoa, whoa
God bless you please Mrs Otterton
Furries know that otters love to play
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
In Disney’s Zootopia there’s one scene where you spoke
And another scene where you did not
You were loved for being cute and your sweet attitude
Furries mostly like to draw you in the nude
(Chorus) And here’s to you Mrs Otterton
Emmitt loves you most as you well know...
Emmitt is a good and loving father to your pups
And a good provider with his flower shop
Why then would you fool around and risk the man you’ve got
Then again, long as he never knows, why not?
(Chorus) Coo coo ca-choo Mrs Otterton
You’re a mom that we’d all like to know...
Lieing on the sofa on a Wednesday after lunch
Demonstrating “hump day” to some kid
Laugh about it, cry about it
Clean up when you’re done
Now that you have done it, was it fun?
(Alt Chorus) Where have you gone Emmitt Ottterton
There’s something you really otter know
Whoa whoa whoa
What’s that you say Mrs. Otterton
Emmitt is as big a cheat as you
Boo hoo hoo
Boo hoo hoo
Parody Lyrics © 2022 Allan “D’Otter” Burrows
to the tune of “Mrs, Robinson” by Paul Simon, © Universal Music Publishing Group
EDIT
- "Furries draw you close as possible to nude" becomes "Furries mostly like to draw you in the nude"
...because in most (but not all) images I see of her, she's naked!
- "Are you really certain that you’ve won?" becomes "Now that you have done it, was it fun?"
...otters aren't really competitive. by nature. Sure they play chase me and wrestling, but it doesn't change their social status or anything. I doubt they'd even keep score in any games. If Mrs O cheated on Emmitt, she'd do it for fun, not to be better than him.
- changed the spacing in the final chorus to make it neater (It didn't work.)
- NB. I have seen pictures of Emmitt cheating on Mrs. O.
12SEP2022
A Question
Posted 3 years agoIt's been a while since I've heard any mention of Second Life. I was never on it. (I didn't have a powerful enough computer and besides, what I heard made it sound like troll central.) It used to be popular among Furries. Is Second Life still relevant at all?
Also, here's an update from my last journal. Sherbet of Lylasia -- yes, that Sherbet -- had to have his other cat, Smokey put to sleep a few days ago. He and his family miss Smokey very much. Meanwhile, the vets were getting Galileo ready for an operation to remove that kidney stone from his bladder. Galileo's GoFundMe is up to $2,509 as I write, but they need $7,000 for him to get well. Please consider helping this sweety kitty.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/galileo-.....ource=customer
Also, here's an update from my last journal. Sherbet of Lylasia -- yes, that Sherbet -- had to have his other cat, Smokey put to sleep a few days ago. He and his family miss Smokey very much. Meanwhile, the vets were getting Galileo ready for an operation to remove that kidney stone from his bladder. Galileo's GoFundMe is up to $2,509 as I write, but they need $7,000 for him to get well. Please consider helping this sweety kitty.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/galileo-.....ource=customer
Please Help This Dragon Bunny Deer Thing
Posted 3 years agoSherbet of Lylasia has an immediate vet bill. His cat, Galileo, has a stone in his bladder that was blocking his urethra. The vet managed to push it free so that Galileo could go to the cat box, but there's a danger that it could shift back. If that happens, he could die. Galileo is on a special diet that might dissolve the stone enough for it to pass. Of course, that's costing Sherbet money and of course, the cat doesn't like it. Galileo should really have surgery to remove the stone.
Sherbet needs US$7,000. Please consider helping this Furry icon. Even a few bucks would help.
Sherbet doesn't seem tp have a journal on FA, but you can read more in his GoFundMe, here. -- https://www.gofundme.com/f/galileo-.....ource=customer
Sherbet also has a Patreon, I think he's accepting donations for Galileo there, too. -- https://www.patreon.com/sherbertshenanigans
Here is Sherrbet's Youtube. If you have any questions, you might find him there. -- https://www.youtube.com/c/SherbertShenanigans
And remember, if you'd like to help, but can't contribute right now, a signal boost is usually helpful, too. You may copy-pasta this journal, the URL links should still work.
I know Sherbet through his Youtube channel, but we've never met. I just like him.
Sherbet needs US$7,000. Please consider helping this Furry icon. Even a few bucks would help.
Sherbet doesn't seem tp have a journal on FA, but you can read more in his GoFundMe, here. -- https://www.gofundme.com/f/galileo-.....ource=customer
Sherbet also has a Patreon, I think he's accepting donations for Galileo there, too. -- https://www.patreon.com/sherbertshenanigans
Here is Sherrbet's Youtube. If you have any questions, you might find him there. -- https://www.youtube.com/c/SherbertShenanigans
And remember, if you'd like to help, but can't contribute right now, a signal boost is usually helpful, too. You may copy-pasta this journal, the URL links should still work.
I know Sherbet through his Youtube channel, but we've never met. I just like him.
Please Help This Fox
Posted 3 years ago
rupertthebluefox hasn't been able to find work and he's run out of money. He has nearly US$500 worth of immediate debt to pay by next week or he's going to get disconnected from various utilities.Rupert is offering emergency commissions. Please consider helping this impoverished Furry artist.
Here is Rupert's own journal on the subject with further details. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10251564/#
Here is Rupert's gallery for your perusal. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....ertthebluefox/
Or if you'd like to just contribute, here is Rupert's Paypal account.
And remember, if you'd like to help, but can't contribute right now, a signal boost is usually helpful, too. You may copy-pasta this journal, the URL links should still work, but you might need to re-make the personal links.
I watch rupertthebluefox myself.
More Buddha News
Posted 3 years agoFor those who remember my last update and wonder what happened, Buddha, the black cat has cancer. It has spread to his lymph nodes and it looks bad for him. Chase is considering radiation therapy for him to give him a little longer, as of last Friday (3rd) she hadn't decided. Buddha is a beauty and a sweety, losing him will be hard. Having a little extra cash will help, as radiation is expensive. (What isn't expensive these days?)
Here's their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
And Furball Fables has merchandise available through Etsy, here. -- https://www.etsy.com/shop/FurballFables
Here's what Chase actually said.
Here's their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
And Furball Fables has merchandise available through Etsy, here. -- https://www.etsy.com/shop/FurballFables
Here's what Chase actually said.
UPDATE -- Please consider helping Buddha
Posted 3 years agoChase Holiday represents a YouTube channel called Furball Fables. One of their cats, Buddha, has cancer. He needs an operation followed by radiation, then reconstructive surgery. They expect to need $6,500 dollars. As I write this, they have less than half that.
If you can, please contribute. If not, please spread the word. (You can copy and paste this message, but you might need to reformat the links.)
Here's their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
They also have Furball Fables merchandise available through Etsy, here. -- https://www.etsy.com/shop/FurballFables
And here's their own post with more information. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExC9a4QRKD8
I subscribe to their YT channel myself.
UPDATE -- Buddha survived his surgery and is recovering nicely. The vet says they got the tumour. So far Chase has $5,400 of the $6,500 goal.
Here's their latest video with more details. --
updated 30APR2022 @ 02:10 hr
UPDATE -- Buddha's surgery will be tomorrow, (Wednesday, April 20th.) If you're so inclined, please pray for him. Chase asks that you imagine Buddha surrounded by a white, healing light, or ask whichever deity you believe in to intervene. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyIm1uXqd0
FURTHER UPDATE -- Their GoFundMe currently stands at $3,780, but their goal is twice that. Please help.
updated 19APR2022 @ 23:15 hr
If you can, please contribute. If not, please spread the word. (You can copy and paste this message, but you might need to reformat the links.)
Here's their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
They also have Furball Fables merchandise available through Etsy, here. -- https://www.etsy.com/shop/FurballFables
And here's their own post with more information. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExC9a4QRKD8
I subscribe to their YT channel myself.
UPDATE -- Buddha survived his surgery and is recovering nicely. The vet says they got the tumour. So far Chase has $5,400 of the $6,500 goal.
Here's their latest video with more details. --
updated 30APR2022 @ 02:10 hr
UPDATE -- Buddha's surgery will be tomorrow, (Wednesday, April 20th.) If you're so inclined, please pray for him. Chase asks that you imagine Buddha surrounded by a white, healing light, or ask whichever deity you believe in to intervene. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyIm1uXqd0
FURTHER UPDATE -- Their GoFundMe currently stands at $3,780, but their goal is twice that. Please help.
updated 19APR2022 @ 23:15 hr
Please consider helping this kitty.
Posted 3 years agoChase Holiday represents a YouTube channel called Furball Fables. One of their cats, Buddha, has cancer. He needs an operation followed by radiation, then reconstructive surgery. They expect to need $6,500 dollars. As I write this, they have less than half that.
If you can, please contribute. If not, please spread the word. (You can copy and paste this message, but you might need to reformat the links.)
Heres their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal.. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
And here's their own post with more information. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExC9a4QRKD8
UPDATE -- Buddha's surgery will be tomorrow, (Wednesday, April 20th.) If you're so inclined, please pray for him. Chase asks that you imagine Buddha surrounded by a white, healing light, or ask whichever deity you believe in to intervene. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyIm1uXqd0
FURTHER UPDATE -- Their GoFundMe currently stands at $3,780, but their goal is twice that. Please help.
updated 19APR2022 @ 23:15 hr
I subscribe to their YT channel myself.
If you can, please contribute. If not, please spread the word. (You can copy and paste this message, but you might need to reformat the links.)
Heres their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal.. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
And here's their own post with more information. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExC9a4QRKD8
UPDATE -- Buddha's surgery will be tomorrow, (Wednesday, April 20th.) If you're so inclined, please pray for him. Chase asks that you imagine Buddha surrounded by a white, healing light, or ask whichever deity you believe in to intervene. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyIm1uXqd0
FURTHER UPDATE -- Their GoFundMe currently stands at $3,780, but their goal is twice that. Please help.
updated 19APR2022 @ 23:15 hr
I subscribe to their YT channel myself.
Please consider helping this kitty.
Posted 3 years agoChase Holiday represents a YouTube channel called Furball Fables. One of their cats, Buddha, has cancer. He needs an operation followed by radiation, then reconstructive surgery. They expect to need $6,500 dollars. As I write this, they have less than half that.
If you can, please contribute. If not, please spread the word. (You can copy and paste this message, but you might need to reformat the links.)
Heres their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal.. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
And here's their own post with more information. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExC9a4QRKD8
UPDATE -- Buddha's surgery will be tomorrow, (Wednesday, April 20th.) If you're so inclined, please pray for him. Chase asks that you imagine Buddha surrounded by a white, healing light, or ask whichever deity you believe in to intervene. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyIm1uXqd0
FURTHER UPDATE -- Their GoFundMe currently stands at $3,780, but their goal is twice that. Please help.19APR2022 @ 23:15 hr
I subscribe to their YT channel myself.
If you can, please contribute. If not, please spread the word. (You can copy and paste this message, but you might need to reformat the links.)
Heres their GoFundMe. -- https://gofund.me/b99e49f0
You can also donate through their Paypal.. -- https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=HCFSZKT6N8FNA
And here's their own post with more information. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExC9a4QRKD8
UPDATE -- Buddha's surgery will be tomorrow, (Wednesday, April 20th.) If you're so inclined, please pray for him. Chase asks that you imagine Buddha surrounded by a white, healing light, or ask whichever deity you believe in to intervene. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyIm1uXqd0
FURTHER UPDATE -- Their GoFundMe currently stands at $3,780, but their goal is twice that. Please help.19APR2022 @ 23:15 hr
I subscribe to their YT channel myself.
Please Help These Ukrainian Artists
Posted 3 years ago
pistachiohorror is a Ukrainian Furry artist. By now we all know what is going on there. They have compiled a list of their fellow Ukrainian artists who need help. Please consider helping these Furry civilians threatened by war.Here is Pistachio Horror's own journal on the subject with further details. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10138995/
Here is Pistachio Horror's user page for your perusal. -- https://www.furaffinity.net/user/pistachiohorror/
And remember, if you'd like to help, but can't contribute right now, a signal boost is usually helpful, too. You may copy-pasta this journal, the URL links should still work, but you might need to re-make the personal links.
I do not know or watch pistachiohorror myself; they were recommended by chrismukkah, here.
The Holidays 2021 to 2022
Posted 4 years agoTL:DR ...or you can read it more comfortably on my WordPress site!
https://dotter8.wordpress.com/2021/.....-2021-to-2022/
In the past few years, some Protestant groups have tried to argue against referring to the Christmas season as "The Holidays." They feel that it takes away from the Holy status of Christmas and of Christ. (It also reduces their dominance and control of society, especially regarding what is "normal.”) They fail to understand (or perhaps understand too well) that "The Holidays" does not mean Christmas alone. There are, in fact, quite a few holy days and other occasions during this time. Not all of them are Christian.
Here is my list of holy days and important occasions for 2021. It includes events that happen between Advent Sunday, through Christmas Season, until Epiphany. I did my best, but this really should be considered only a partial list. I should also note that some of these are Canadian-only events.
- November 28th – First Day of Advent/Advent Sunday
- November 28th to December 6th – Hanukkah/Chanukah (Jewish)
- November 28th to January 6th, 2022 – Nativity Fast
- November 30th - St Andrew's Day
- December 1st - Rosa Parks Day, World AIDS Day
- December 2nd - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (UN), National Mutt Day
- December 3rd – Mauder's Day (Dudeism), International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 4th - Eid il-Burbara (Christian), The Slackernalia (Dudeism), International Cheetah Day, World Wildlife Conservation Day
- December 5th - Krampusnacht (Austrian Trad.), Day of the Ninja, Walt Disney's Birfday (1901)
- December 6th - Saint Nicholas Day/Sinterklaas (Christian), National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, The 100th anniversary of the election of Agnes Campbell Macphail, first female Member of Parliament (1921)
- December 8th – Immaculate Conception of Mary (Christian), Bodhi Day (Buddhism), Afflux (Discordian)
- December 9th - International Day of Veterinary Medicine, Anna's Day
- December 10th – Human Rights Day (Canada), Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales (northern nations), International Animal Rights Day (?)
- December 11th - Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
- December 12th – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Catholic), Dhanu Sankranti (Hindu)
- December 13th – Kerabotsmas (Dudeism), Acadians Remembrance Day, World Violin Day
- December 14th – Asara B'Tevet (Jewish), Geeta Jayanti (Hindu), Monkey Day
- December 14th to January 5th - Christmas Bird Count Week
- December 15th - Zamenhof Day / Esperanto Day, International Tea Day
- December 16th – Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu, in Kannada), Beethoven's Birfday
- December 16th to 24th - Posadas Navidenas (Hispanic Christian)
- December 17th – Rohini Vrat (Jainist)
- December 21st – Winter Solstice, Official First Day of Winter, Yalda (Zoroastrianism), Yule (Pagan and Christian), Blue Christmas/Long Night (Christian), Winter Slowstice (Dudeism), Global Orgasm for World Peace
- December 23rd – Humanlight (Secular Humanism), Festivus (for the rest of us), Christmas Adam, Anniversary of the First Transistor (1947)
- December 24th - Nittel Nacht (Jewish), Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 24th to January 7th - Quviasukvik (northern tribes)
- December 25th - Christmas (Christian), Newtonmas (Secular Humanist), Dudeistmas (Dudeism), Prime Minister's Birfday (1971)
- December 26th – St Stephen (Christian), Zarathosht Diso/Zartosht No-Diso (Zoroastrianism), Wren Day (Celtic Catholics/Irish Diaspora), Kwanzaa, National Whiners Day, Boxing Day
- December 27th - Visit the Zoo Day
- December 28th – Holy Innocents (Christian)
- December 30th – Holy Family (Catholic)
- December 31st – New Year's Eve, Watch Night (Christian)
- January 1st - New Year's Day, The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Catholic), Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orthodox Christian), Feast Day of St Basil the Great (Orthodox Christian), Gantan-Sai (Shinto), Public Domain Day, Z Day
- January 2nd - Maidyarem Gahambar (Zoroastrian), Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Sikh), Day After New Year's Day (PQ)
- January 3rd - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics), J.R.R. Tolkein's Birthday (1892)
- January 4th - World Braille Day
- January 5th - Twelfth Night (trad.), Hayao Miyazaki's Birfday (1941)
- January 6th – Epiphany (Christian), Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian), Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece)
TOTAL HOLIDAYS and OCCASIONS = 82 (does not include January 6th)
Religious = 39
Christian = 18
(Protestant = 4)
And that's why we call it "The Holidays."
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, whichever ones you celebrate!
I thought I'd add some definitions this year and tell you what these holidays and occasions are since some of them might be unfamiliar.
bother anybody be seen again.
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For Christians, it's a little more involved, usually part of Advent. It is often confused with Christmas, which Yule both parallels and overlaps. Originally it was a secular version of Pagan Yule mixed with Roman Saturnalia, but Christian influences crept into it. Now it's just a mess. Christians usually overlook it in favour of Christmas.
(You might remember that Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen, but that's another story. BTW, Wenceslas was the Duke of Bohemia; He was crowned king posthumously.)
The meaning of Boxing Day has been lost to history. Jonathan Swift wrote in his letters about the servants and apprentices of trades-masters and merchants going door-to-door with boxes collecting tips for service from those wealthy enough to give them. His letters might be the only evidence of what this Day means.
There are other theories as to its origins. Some suggest that "Boxing" refers to prize fights, but there is evidence to the contrary. Other explanations include: that this was the Day when churches opened their Poor Boxes and distributed the contents; that Christmas visitors were packed-off home on this Day; or that masters and servants swapped roles for the Day. There is no evidence for any of these. Some say that households took down Christmas decorations this Day, but the tradition was to do that on Twelfth Night. More promising is the idea that Boxing Day was the day to open Christmas gifts. Over the years, people opened gifts on St Nicholas Day, New Year's Day and several other days, so Boxing Day was as likely as any.
But again, nobody knows for sure anymore.
NB. Z Day is not the same as Zeitgeist Day. That's some time around March.
book.)
EDIT
- List entries for December 23rd and 24th were somehow omitted; replaced them
- in the glossary entry for Krampusnacht, I indicated where "bother anybody" should have been semi-cancelled, but didn't actually do it; fixed.
- I think I got everything this time.
04DE2021
https://dotter8.wordpress.com/2021/.....-2021-to-2022/
In the past few years, some Protestant groups have tried to argue against referring to the Christmas season as "The Holidays." They feel that it takes away from the Holy status of Christmas and of Christ. (It also reduces their dominance and control of society, especially regarding what is "normal.”) They fail to understand (or perhaps understand too well) that "The Holidays" does not mean Christmas alone. There are, in fact, quite a few holy days and other occasions during this time. Not all of them are Christian.
Here is my list of holy days and important occasions for 2021. It includes events that happen between Advent Sunday, through Christmas Season, until Epiphany. I did my best, but this really should be considered only a partial list. I should also note that some of these are Canadian-only events.
- November 28th – First Day of Advent/Advent Sunday
- November 28th to December 6th – Hanukkah/Chanukah (Jewish)
- November 28th to January 6th, 2022 – Nativity Fast
- November 30th - St Andrew's Day
- December 1st - Rosa Parks Day, World AIDS Day
- December 2nd - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (UN), National Mutt Day
- December 3rd – Mauder's Day (Dudeism), International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 4th - Eid il-Burbara (Christian), The Slackernalia (Dudeism), International Cheetah Day, World Wildlife Conservation Day
- December 5th - Krampusnacht (Austrian Trad.), Day of the Ninja, Walt Disney's Birfday (1901)
- December 6th - Saint Nicholas Day/Sinterklaas (Christian), National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, The 100th anniversary of the election of Agnes Campbell Macphail, first female Member of Parliament (1921)
- December 8th – Immaculate Conception of Mary (Christian), Bodhi Day (Buddhism), Afflux (Discordian)
- December 9th - International Day of Veterinary Medicine, Anna's Day
- December 10th – Human Rights Day (Canada), Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales (northern nations), International Animal Rights Day (?)
- December 11th - Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
- December 12th – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Catholic), Dhanu Sankranti (Hindu)
- December 13th – Kerabotsmas (Dudeism), Acadians Remembrance Day, World Violin Day
- December 14th – Asara B'Tevet (Jewish), Geeta Jayanti (Hindu), Monkey Day
- December 14th to January 5th - Christmas Bird Count Week
- December 15th - Zamenhof Day / Esperanto Day, International Tea Day
- December 16th – Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu, in Kannada), Beethoven's Birfday
- December 16th to 24th - Posadas Navidenas (Hispanic Christian)
- December 17th – Rohini Vrat (Jainist)
- December 21st – Winter Solstice, Official First Day of Winter, Yalda (Zoroastrianism), Yule (Pagan and Christian), Blue Christmas/Long Night (Christian), Winter Slowstice (Dudeism), Global Orgasm for World Peace
- December 23rd – Humanlight (Secular Humanism), Festivus (for the rest of us), Christmas Adam, Anniversary of the First Transistor (1947)
- December 24th - Nittel Nacht (Jewish), Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 24th to January 7th - Quviasukvik (northern tribes)
- December 25th - Christmas (Christian), Newtonmas (Secular Humanist), Dudeistmas (Dudeism), Prime Minister's Birfday (1971)
- December 26th – St Stephen (Christian), Zarathosht Diso/Zartosht No-Diso (Zoroastrianism), Wren Day (Celtic Catholics/Irish Diaspora), Kwanzaa, National Whiners Day, Boxing Day
- December 27th - Visit the Zoo Day
- December 28th – Holy Innocents (Christian)
- December 30th – Holy Family (Catholic)
- December 31st – New Year's Eve, Watch Night (Christian)
- January 1st - New Year's Day, The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Catholic), Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orthodox Christian), Feast Day of St Basil the Great (Orthodox Christian), Gantan-Sai (Shinto), Public Domain Day, Z Day
- January 2nd - Maidyarem Gahambar (Zoroastrian), Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Sikh), Day After New Year's Day (PQ)
- January 3rd - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics), J.R.R. Tolkein's Birthday (1892)
- January 4th - World Braille Day
- January 5th - Twelfth Night (trad.), Hayao Miyazaki's Birfday (1941)
- January 6th – Epiphany (Christian), Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian), Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece)
TOTAL HOLIDAYS and OCCASIONS = 82 (does not include January 6th)
Religious = 39
Christian = 18
(Protestant = 4)
And that's why we call it "The Holidays."
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, whichever ones you celebrate!
I thought I'd add some definitions this year and tell you what these holidays and occasions are since some of them might be unfamiliar.
GLOSSARY
(In List Order)
Advent Sunday:
the first day of the Advent season, when Christian communities prepare for Christmas celebrationsHanukkah/Chanukah:
The Jewish “Festival of Lights celebrates a miracle. When the Maccabean Revolt regained Jerusalem and the Second Jerusalem Temple was being dedicated, there was only enough pure oil to light the ceremonial lamp for one day. Somehow, that jug lasted for eight days. Jews light a menorah candle every night for eight days to commemorate the miracle.Nativity Fast:
Orthodox Christians observe a daily fast for the month before Christmas. (They will keep Christmas on January 7th next year because they still use the old Julian calendar.)St Andrew's Day:
the feast day of the patron saint of Scotland (I'm Canadian, we're British Commonwealth. Sue me.)Rosa Parks Day:
Rosa Parks (February 4th, 1913 to October 24th, 2005) is a hero of the American Civil Rights Movement. On December 1st, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, she was riding a bus when a white man boarded. The driver, James F Blake, ordered every black rider in her row to move back. Parks refused and was arrested. On December 5th, she was tried and fined $10 but appealed. This incident led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.World AIDS Day:
a day to remind the world that this problem has not been solved yet.International Day for the Abolition of Slavery:
yes, it's still a thing.National Mutt Day:
an American occasion in honour of dogs who have no pedigree, just wet noses.Mauder's Day:
a Dudeist celebration of Julianne Moore's birfday. (She played Mauder in "The Big Lebowski.”)International Day of Persons with Disabilities:
what the name saysEid il-Burbara:
holiday for Middle East Christians, similar to Halloween, celebrates the story of St Barbara, who is said to have worn many disguises to escape Roman persecution.The Slackernalia:
a Dudeist celebration of sensual indulgence and Jeff Bridges' birthday. (He played "The Dude" in "The Big Lebowski.”)International Cheetah Day:
in honour of the endangered, speedy, spotty catsWorld Wildlife Conservation Day:
to raise awareness and engage conversations about species that are endangered or under threat of extinction because of poaching, trafficking and other environmental factorsKrampusnacht (Austrian Trad.):
Krampus is the opposite of Santa Claus. He goes from house to house punishing bad children and taking the worst ones away in a basket, never toDay of the Ninja:
a celebration of the famous, very cool assassins, initially a response to Talk Like A Pirate DayWalt Disney's Birthday:
born December 5th, 1901, died December 15th, 1966, creator of Mickey Mouse etc.Saint Nicholas Day/Sinterklaas (Christian):
Feast of St Nichols, Bishop of Myra (now Demre, Turkey), patron saint of children, sailors and Russia. In Dutch, it's Sinterklaas, which anglicizes as Santa Claus.National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women:
the anniversary of the Montréal Polytechnique Shooting (1989)The 100th anniversary of the election of Agnes Campbell Macphail, first female Member of Parliament (1921):
a Canadian occasionImmaculate Conception of Mary:
the Christian celebration of God impregnating May without deflowering HerBodhi Day (Buddhism):
the anniversary of The Buddha getting onto Nirvana (also his birthday and the Day he died)Afflux:
a Discordian holy day that "palefaces" like us are not supposed to understandInternational Day of Veterinary Medicine:
a day in honour of your local animal doctorAnna's Day:
a day in honour of people named Anna, also the Day to start making lutefisk for ChristmasHuman Rights Day:
the anniversary of the United Nations adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, celebrated in Canada on December 10thFestival for the Souls of Dead Whales:
Inuit and other northern nations set this Day aside to honour whales who died, either for them or otherwise.International Animal Rights Day:
what the name says - I tried to find out if this is a legitimate occasion, but I couldn't. I only suspect that it might not be.Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster:
the anniversary of the signing of the Statute of Westminster in 1931. In brief, it turned what was left of the British Empire into the British Commonwealth of Nations. It granted independence to all former colonies, Canada included.Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hispanic Catholic):
the feast day of the patron saint of Mexico - On December 9th, 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego. He saw an apparition of Mary on a hillside. She told him that She wanted a temple built there to help Her give blessings. The bishop demanded proof. Mary had him pick roses there; when he got back to the bishop, they had burned the apparition that Diego had seen into his cloak. The bishop had Her temple built. Diego's cloak is on display there to this Day. (John Paul II canonized Juan Diego in 2002.)Dhanu Sankranti:
A Hindu day of devotion to the Sun - They celebrate Lord Jagannath and Lord Surya by offering flowers and prayers in thanks for the coming time of plenty.Kerabotsmas:
Steve Buscemi's birthday - He played Donny Kerabatsos in "The Big Lebowski." On this Day, Dudeists commemorate those who died for their sins and other loved ones who have passed on.Acadians Remembrance Day:
It's the commemoration of all members of the Acadian colonies in New Brunswick who died as a result of the Expulsions in 1755.World Violin Day:
a celebration of violinsAsara B'Tevet (Jewish):
a minor fast that commemorates the attack on Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II (Jewish fasts begin at dawn and end after dark.)Geeta Jayanti:
Hindus celebrate Lord Krishna revealing the Bhagavad Gita to Prince Arjuna on this Day at the battlefield of Kurukshetra. (It varies yearly, but in 2021, "this day" is December 14th.)Monkey Day:
a celebration of monkeys (apes, lemurs and tarsiers, too) and allthings simian
Christmas Bird Count Week:
from December 14th to January 5th, bird-watchers around the world count birds and record their sightings.Zamenhof Day / Esperanto Day:
the birthday of L. L. Zamenhof (in 1859), who created EsperantoInternational Tea Day:
draws attention to the not always happy results of the global tea trade.Hanuman Jayanti:
Hindus in Karnataka, India, celebrate the birthday of the monkey god, Hanuman, on this Day. (In other places, His birthday is celebrated on different days.)Beethoven's Birthday:
The great Austrian composer was born on this day in 1770.Posadas Navidenas (Hispanic Christian):
Mexican Advent celebration – Every night, from December 16th to 24th, children of towns parade along a preset route through the streets, playing the part of Mary and Joseph looking for a place to sleep overnight. At several doors, they sing their song. The adults within reply that there is no room for them until the last building (often a church or hall) finds "room in the stable." The children come in, and the party begins. This routine is repeated every night until Christmas Eve.Rohini Vrat:
a monthly Jainist purification ritualWinter Solstice:
the Day is at its shortest, and the night is at its longest; the Official First Day of WinterYalda (Zoroastrianism):
the Birth of Mithra; the forces of Ahriman (the evil one) are strongest on this night. Zoroastrians stay awake all night. The next Day they celebrate having done it. (observed in Iran more than elsewhere)Yule:
For Pagans, Yule (aka Sol Invictus) is a minor holy day marking the beginning of winter and the slow return of daylight. Among Odinists, it's called the Wild Hunt.For Christians, it's a little more involved, usually part of Advent. It is often confused with Christmas, which Yule both parallels and overlaps. Originally it was a secular version of Pagan Yule mixed with Roman Saturnalia, but Christian influences crept into it. Now it's just a mess. Christians usually overlook it in favour of Christmas.
Blue Christmas/Long Night (Christian):
a special service held for those who have lost family or other loved ones and are grieving.Winter Slowstice:
On December 21st, Dudeists mark the shortest day and longest night of the year by sleeping in and doing as little as necessary.Global Orgasm for World Peace:
Twice per year, including once on the solstice, followers perform ritual sex to give energy to a wish for world peace. If it sounds Pagan, then it probably is, but it's for a good cause.Humanlight (Secular Humanism):
a celebration of secular humanism inspired by the holiday seasonFestivus (for the rest of us):
An antidote to the pressures and commercialism of Christmas, it was invented by Dan and Daniel O'Keefe for the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike." Festivus celebrations involve a plain aluminum pole, dinner, Airing of Grievances, Feats of Strength and everything being a Festivus Miracle.Christmas Adam:
You see, Adam came before Eve and the next day is Christmas Eve, so...Anniversary of the First Transistor:
The first solid-state transistor was demonstrated on December 23rd, 1947, by physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley at Bell Labs. The Nobel Physics Prize was awarded to them jointly for their invention. Their work changed the whole field of electronics and made the world possible that we live in today.Nittel Nacht (Jewish):
To avoid becoming targets for hateful Christians, Ashkenazi Jews of the middle ages would stay at home, skip Torah studies, play cards and eat garlic. Jews of many kinds continue to observe Nittel Nacht because, let's face it, even these days, there are still plenty of hateful Christians.Christmas Eve (Christian):
the last day of the Advent season, final preparations for ChristmasQuviasukvik (northern tribes):
This northern winter festival lasts from December 24th to January 7th. For the Inuit, Aleut, Yupik, Chukchi and Inupiat people, it's their New Year's festival. It also celebrates the sea goddess Sedna.Christmas (Christian):
the celebration of the Birth of Christ, the first of the twelve days of Christmas (There is, of course, no proof that Jesus was born on this day.)Newtonmas (Secular Humanist):
Sir Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day in 1642.Dudeistmas:
Dudeist "Christmas" is much easier and less pressured than the Christian version. Invite friends to come (unless somebody invited you), and order something for delivery. A sacrificial "burning of herbs" is optional.Prime Minister's Birthday:
the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, was born on December 25th in 1971, to Margaret Trudeau and then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. (Justin's brother, Sasha, was also born on December 25th in 1973.)Feast of St Stephen/Stephen's Day (Christian):
Stephen was the first Christian martyr. A troop of Roman guards was searching for him to arrest him for promoting Christianity. He hid in some bushes, but a chattering wren gave him away. Because He was born on December 26th, the Day after Christmas is sometimes called Stephen's Day.(You might remember that Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen, but that's another story. BTW, Wenceslas was the Duke of Bohemia; He was crowned king posthumously.)
Wren Day (Celtic Catholics/Irish Diaspora):
On St Stephen's Day, Irish Catholic boys go about collecting pennies "to bury the wren." They used to go out in the morning to avenge St Stephen by finding and killing a wren. These days a plastic wren or a doll suffices. The tradition is dying out, but you might still hear about it in places.Zarathosht Diso/Zartosht No-Diso (Zoroastrianism):
commemoration of the death of the Prophet Zoroaster, who founded Zoroastrianism.Kwanzaa:
The holiday was founded n 1966 by African-American leader Maulana Karenga. It celebrates African culture and traditions. It is mainly celebrated by Americans of colour.National Whiners Day:
The Day after Christmas, Whiners Day is for people who don't like their Christmas gifts and want to return them for cash, or failing that, for something better.Boxing Day:
December 26th, unless it falls on a Sunday, in which case it is December 27th in the British Commonwealth of Nations; in other parts of the world, it could still be on Sunday 26th.) In the Province of Ontario and for Federal Employees, it is a Statutory Holiday.The meaning of Boxing Day has been lost to history. Jonathan Swift wrote in his letters about the servants and apprentices of trades-masters and merchants going door-to-door with boxes collecting tips for service from those wealthy enough to give them. His letters might be the only evidence of what this Day means.
There are other theories as to its origins. Some suggest that "Boxing" refers to prize fights, but there is evidence to the contrary. Other explanations include: that this was the Day when churches opened their Poor Boxes and distributed the contents; that Christmas visitors were packed-off home on this Day; or that masters and servants swapped roles for the Day. There is no evidence for any of these. Some say that households took down Christmas decorations this Day, but the tradition was to do that on Twelfth Night. More promising is the idea that Boxing Day was the day to open Christmas gifts. Over the years, people opened gifts on St Nicholas Day, New Year's Day and several other days, so Boxing Day was as likely as any.
But again, nobody knows for sure anymore.
Visit the Zoo Day:
Nobody seems to know how or by who this occasion was founded. It appears to involve zoos justifying their existence and encouraging people to bring their families to their local zoos.Holy Innocents (Christian):
commemoration of the Massacre of the Innocents. The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2, verses 16 to 18, describes how the Magi had told King Herod that a king would be born to the Jews in Bethlehem. Herod ordered his men to kill all the boys in Bethlehem who were two years old or younger. Christians remember the occasion on this Day.Holy Family:
a celebration of Mary, Joseph and Jesus as a family, observed by Catholics, Anglicans and LutheransNew Year's Eve:
We all know what this is!Watch Night Service:
Christian observance of New Year's Eve. Celebrants think over the past year, confess their sins, pray and make New Year's resolutions. Catholics and Anglicans, as well as Lutherans, Baptists. Methodists and several other Protestant denominations observe Watch Night.New Year's Day:
It's the morning after New Year's Eve. Some towns or cities host Reveille parties in the morning or noon to treat their citizens to a hearty breakfast (which they probably need but are too hungover to cook.)The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God:
Catholics celebrate God choosing the Virgin Mary to bring the Saviour into the world. It also commemorates the circumcision of Baby Jesus.Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orthodox Christian):
a commemoration of Jesus's circumcision. (formerly "Feast of the Circumcision of Christ")The Feast of St Basil the Great (Orthodox Christian):
He defended the orthodox faith against the Arian heresy. He was also known as Basil of Caesarea.Gantan-Sai:
New Year's Day in the Shinto faithPublic Domain Day:
On his day, writing and other works whose copyright has expired come into the public domain. They may then legally be used by anybody.Z Day:
dedicated to people whose family name begins with Z (who are therefore often neglected.)NB. Z Day is not the same as Zeitgeist Day. That's some time around March.
Maidyarem Gahambar:
This Zoroastrian Winter or Mid-Year Festival celebrates one of the six primordial creations of Ahura Mazda (God.)Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Sikh):
the tenth and final human Sikh Guru (He created and was succeeded by the Guru Granth, the Sikh holybook.)
Day After New Year's Day:
In the Province of Quebec, January 2nd is a chance to sober up from New Years' celebrations. I wonder that the idea has not caught on in the rest of Canada.Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics):
it's a mass said to bless Christ's first name, but not all Catholics celebrate it.J.R.R. Tolkein's Birfday:
The author of The Hobbit, the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and many lesser-known books was born on January 3rd, 1892.World Braille Day:
a celebration of the typeface which is readable by the visually impairedTwelfth Night (trad.):
January 5th is the twelfth and last day of the Christmas season. Households put away Christmas decorations. Churches prepare for the Epiphany season, which starts the next day. Some families hold small dinner parties for friends. Dessert is a King's Cake, with figures of a king and a queen baked into them, as well as a coin. Whoever gets the king is the king of the party and directs the entertainment for the evening. The queen of the party dances with the king and organizes the women where needed. Whoever gets the coin holds the Twelfth Night party next year.Hayao Miyazaki’s Birfday:
He was born in 1941. Miyazaki is an artist and animator. He co-founded Studio Ghibli (with Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma.) He is responsible for such children's classic films as The Cat Returns, Pom Poko, Porco Roso, My Neighbour Totoro, Nausicaa/Warriors Of The Wind, Princess Mononoke, the award-winning Spirited Away and far too many others to count.Epiphany (Christian):
January 6th is the beginning of Epiphany Season. It celebrates the visit of the Three Wise Men and Jesus's baptism by John The Baptist.Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian):
commemorates the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, where God announced that Jesus was His son.Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece):
Carnival celebrations happen during this period. In different places, they happen at different times. The great festival in most places happens on Shrove Tuesday. Carnival is a reversal of mores and traditions, a celebration (in brief) of sin.EDIT
- List entries for December 23rd and 24th were somehow omitted; replaced them
- in the glossary entry for Krampusnacht, I indicated where "bother anybody" should have been semi-cancelled, but didn't actually do it; fixed.
- I think I got everything this time.
04DE2021
Abuse of Service Alert
Posted 4 years agoPlease follow the link below to read about an abuse of service (for want of a better term), being perpetrated here on FurAffinity by artists from the former Soviet Union, some of whom are teenagers younger than the age of majority.
This journal post was written by
free-opium on August 23rd this year.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9966528
(I found it while browsing
katfishcom's very fine gallery. )
Edit - 2031DE10 - added a more visible link to Free-Opium's post
This journal post was written by
free-opium on August 23rd this year.https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9966528
(I found it while browsing
katfishcom's very fine gallery. )Edit - 2031DE10 - added a more visible link to Free-Opium's post
Otters Wearing Glasses
Posted 4 years agoIs it just me, or do half of the otter fursonnas I see wear glasses? I don't see that many other fursonna species with specs. It's just odd, you know?
Putting The Furry In The Furrinalia
Posted 4 years agoFor images of Furrina, please see my WordPress article. https://dotter8.wordpress.com/2021/.....he-furrinalia/
The ancient Romans had a minor goddess named Furrina. The word derives from the Latin for "bubbling" or "gushing" and she was a goddess of springs, wells, and streams. She had a sacred grove where an artesian well gushed into a spring. She had a holy day called the Furrinalia. Again, little is still known about how it was celebrated, but it was held in the middle of the "dog days," (the hottest part of summer), so it probably had to do with warding off drought. She even had a cult of Her own, but as a minor deity, it didn't swing much weight in Rome. Not much more than that is known about Her today. I believe that some modern Pagans use Her imagery in spells and meditations and such.
Well with a name like Furrina, of course the Furry fandom has to pay attention!
The Furrinalia has always been celebrated, (when it was celebrated), on July 25th, (a Sunday this year.) The Furry fandom doesn't have much by way of traditions, (even SF Fandom has more), so just generally Do Something Furry. Draw Furrina. Post an article or stpry or something on FA or SF or Telegram or wherever. Go fursuiting. Get together with local fans, have a party! (Not this year, though.) Whatever Furry means to you, do it on the Furrinalia.
I propose that Furrina's fursonna would be an otter, (said D'Otter), although any fresh-water, semi-aquatic animal would do. Maybe a beaver? I'd hesitate to give Her a fish-sonna, just because so many critters eat feesh. Consuming one's deity is kinda weird and I just don't think it would be wise to get into that. (No offence meant, Christians.)
She would be found in a random stream near its head waters. She would be friendly, generous, and gentle, (mostly.) She would accept nearly anyone as an acolyte, but reject those who refuse to do the same or who deliberately made trouble. ("You can't tolerate intolerance!") She would also be a teacher, showing the young and ignorant how to behave in public, how to be a friend.
Anyway, that’s my proposal. Let me know what you think!
The ancient Romans had a minor goddess named Furrina. The word derives from the Latin for "bubbling" or "gushing" and she was a goddess of springs, wells, and streams. She had a sacred grove where an artesian well gushed into a spring. She had a holy day called the Furrinalia. Again, little is still known about how it was celebrated, but it was held in the middle of the "dog days," (the hottest part of summer), so it probably had to do with warding off drought. She even had a cult of Her own, but as a minor deity, it didn't swing much weight in Rome. Not much more than that is known about Her today. I believe that some modern Pagans use Her imagery in spells and meditations and such.
Well with a name like Furrina, of course the Furry fandom has to pay attention!
The Furrinalia has always been celebrated, (when it was celebrated), on July 25th, (a Sunday this year.) The Furry fandom doesn't have much by way of traditions, (even SF Fandom has more), so just generally Do Something Furry. Draw Furrina. Post an article or stpry or something on FA or SF or Telegram or wherever. Go fursuiting. Get together with local fans, have a party! (Not this year, though.) Whatever Furry means to you, do it on the Furrinalia.
I propose that Furrina's fursonna would be an otter, (said D'Otter), although any fresh-water, semi-aquatic animal would do. Maybe a beaver? I'd hesitate to give Her a fish-sonna, just because so many critters eat feesh. Consuming one's deity is kinda weird and I just don't think it would be wise to get into that. (No offence meant, Christians.)
She would be found in a random stream near its head waters. She would be friendly, generous, and gentle, (mostly.) She would accept nearly anyone as an acolyte, but reject those who refuse to do the same or who deliberately made trouble. ("You can't tolerate intolerance!") She would also be a teacher, showing the young and ignorant how to behave in public, how to be a friend.
Anyway, that’s my proposal. Let me know what you think!
Royal Birthday Wishes
Posted 4 years agoA point of interest for Victoria Day, (and an excuse to push "The Holidays" off my user page)
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Vitoria, Monarch of the United Kingdom and Empress of the British Empire, (on which the sun once never set), was born on May 24th, 1819. Her coronation took place on June 20th, 1837. She passed from this world on January 22nd, 1901. Rounded to no decimals, Victoria lived to the ripe, old age of eighty-two, having reigned for sixty-four years.
Victoria's great-great-granddaughter, Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, was born on April 21st, 1926. (However, Commonwealth citizens celebrate her birthday on the second Saturday in June, when the weather's nicer.) Her coronation took place on June 2nd, 1953. And of course, Her Majesty is still with us today. Rounded again to no decimal places, Elizabeth II has so far lived to be ninety-five and reigned over the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations for sixty-eight years.
In conclusion, the current monarch of England has both out-lived and out-reigned Victoria, whose birthday we celebrate today. God Save The Queen!
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Vitoria, Monarch of the United Kingdom and Empress of the British Empire, (on which the sun once never set), was born on May 24th, 1819. Her coronation took place on June 20th, 1837. She passed from this world on January 22nd, 1901. Rounded to no decimals, Victoria lived to the ripe, old age of eighty-two, having reigned for sixty-four years.
Victoria's great-great-granddaughter, Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, was born on April 21st, 1926. (However, Commonwealth citizens celebrate her birthday on the second Saturday in June, when the weather's nicer.) Her coronation took place on June 2nd, 1953. And of course, Her Majesty is still with us today. Rounded again to no decimal places, Elizabeth II has so far lived to be ninety-five and reigned over the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations for sixty-eight years.
In conclusion, the current monarch of England has both out-lived and out-reigned Victoria, whose birthday we celebrate today. God Save The Queen!
The Holidays 2020 to 2021
Posted 5 years agoIn the past few years, some Protestant groups have tried to argue against referring to the Christmas season as “The Holidays” because they feel that it takes away from the Holy status of Christmas and of Christ. What they fail to understand is that “The Holidays” does not mean Christmas exclusively. There are, in fact, quite a few holy days during this time, not all of them Christian.
Here is my list of holidays and important occasions for the 2020 Holiday Season. It includes events that happen between Advent Sunday, (the beginning of the traditional lead up to Christmas), through Christmas Season, (the twelve days beginning Christmas Day and ending on January 5th or “Twelfth Night”). But not counting Epiphany, (the season which follows Christmas.)
- November 29th – Advent Sunday, Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas (Jainist)
- November 30th – Kartik Poornima (Hindu), Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh), Kartik Rath Yatra (Jainist), Full Moon
- December 1st - Rosa Parks Day (arrest), World AIDS Day
- December 2nd - Women's Brain Health Day, National Mutt Day (USA)
- December 3rd - Mauder’s Day (Dudeism), International Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN)
- December 4th - Eid il-Burbara (Islam), The Slackernalia (Dudeism), International Cheetah Day
- December 5th - Krampusnacht (Austrian Trad.), Day of the Ninja, St. Sabas (Christian)
- December 6th - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Saint Nicholas Day
- December 7th - St. Ambrose (Christian)
- December 8th - Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian), Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Afflux (Discordian)
- December 9th - Anna’s Day
- December 10th (sunset) – Chanukah (Jewish, to 18th)
- December 10th - Mahavir Swami Deeksha (Jainist), Human Rights Day
- December 11th - Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
- December 12th - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hispanic Catholic)
- December 13th - Acadians Remembrance Day, Kerabotsmas (Dudeism)
- December 14th - Monkey Day
- December 15th - Dhanu Sankranti (Hindu), Zamenhof Day (Esperanto), International Tea Day
- December 18th - International Migrants Day
- December 21st – Winter Solstice, First Day of Winter, Yalda (Zoroastrianism), Yule (Pagan) Yule (Christian), Blue Christmas (Christian), The Winter Slowstice (Dudeism), Global Orgasm for World Peace
- December 23rd – Festivus (Seinfeld), Humanlight (Secular Humanism), Christmas Adam (silly)
- December 24th – Nittel Nacht (Jewish), Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 24th (sunset) - Asara B'Tevet (Jewish)
- December 25th – Christmas Day (Christian), Feast of the Nativity (Orth Christian), Geeta Jayanti (Hindu), Mauni Ekadashi (Jainist), Newtonmas (Atheism), Prime Minister’s Birthday (1971)
- December 26th – Boxing Day (unknown), Feast of St Steven, Wren Day, National Whiners Day, Beginning of Kwanzaa (to January 1st)
- December 27th - Saint John Apostle and Evangelist (Christian), Holy Family (Catholic)
- December 28th - Holy Innocents (Christian)
- December 29th – Full Moon
- December 31st - New Year’s Eve, Watchnight (Christian), Pope St. Sylvester (Christian)
- January 1st – New Year’s Day, Baptism of the Lord Jesus (Christian), The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Catholic), Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orth Christian), Feast Day of St Basil the Great (Orth Christian), Gantan-sai (Shinto), Public Domain Day, Z Day
- January 2nd - Guru Gobindh Singh’s birthday (Sikh), Day After New Year’s Day (PQ)
- January 3rd - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics), J.R.R. Tolkein’s Birthday (1892)
- January 4th - World Braille Day
- January 5th - Twelfth Night (trad.), Mungday (Discordian), Hayao Miyazaki’s Birthday
- January 6th - Epiphany (Christian), Dia de los Reyes (Hispanic Catholic), Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece), Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian)
TOTAL HOLIDAYS and OCCASIONS = 83 (does not include January 6th)
Religious = 45
Christian = 21
On December 25th = 6
And that’s why we call it “The Holidays.”
Here is my list of holidays and important occasions for the 2020 Holiday Season. It includes events that happen between Advent Sunday, (the beginning of the traditional lead up to Christmas), through Christmas Season, (the twelve days beginning Christmas Day and ending on January 5th or “Twelfth Night”). But not counting Epiphany, (the season which follows Christmas.)
- November 29th – Advent Sunday, Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas (Jainist)
- November 30th – Kartik Poornima (Hindu), Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh), Kartik Rath Yatra (Jainist), Full Moon
- December 1st - Rosa Parks Day (arrest), World AIDS Day
- December 2nd - Women's Brain Health Day, National Mutt Day (USA)
- December 3rd - Mauder’s Day (Dudeism), International Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN)
- December 4th - Eid il-Burbara (Islam), The Slackernalia (Dudeism), International Cheetah Day
- December 5th - Krampusnacht (Austrian Trad.), Day of the Ninja, St. Sabas (Christian)
- December 6th - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Saint Nicholas Day
- December 7th - St. Ambrose (Christian)
- December 8th - Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian), Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Afflux (Discordian)
- December 9th - Anna’s Day
- December 10th (sunset) – Chanukah (Jewish, to 18th)
- December 10th - Mahavir Swami Deeksha (Jainist), Human Rights Day
- December 11th - Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
- December 12th - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hispanic Catholic)
- December 13th - Acadians Remembrance Day, Kerabotsmas (Dudeism)
- December 14th - Monkey Day
- December 15th - Dhanu Sankranti (Hindu), Zamenhof Day (Esperanto), International Tea Day
- December 18th - International Migrants Day
- December 21st – Winter Solstice, First Day of Winter, Yalda (Zoroastrianism), Yule (Pagan) Yule (Christian), Blue Christmas (Christian), The Winter Slowstice (Dudeism), Global Orgasm for World Peace
- December 23rd – Festivus (Seinfeld), Humanlight (Secular Humanism), Christmas Adam (silly)
- December 24th – Nittel Nacht (Jewish), Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 24th (sunset) - Asara B'Tevet (Jewish)
- December 25th – Christmas Day (Christian), Feast of the Nativity (Orth Christian), Geeta Jayanti (Hindu), Mauni Ekadashi (Jainist), Newtonmas (Atheism), Prime Minister’s Birthday (1971)
- December 26th – Boxing Day (unknown), Feast of St Steven, Wren Day, National Whiners Day, Beginning of Kwanzaa (to January 1st)
- December 27th - Saint John Apostle and Evangelist (Christian), Holy Family (Catholic)
- December 28th - Holy Innocents (Christian)
- December 29th – Full Moon
- December 31st - New Year’s Eve, Watchnight (Christian), Pope St. Sylvester (Christian)
- January 1st – New Year’s Day, Baptism of the Lord Jesus (Christian), The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (Catholic), Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Orth Christian), Feast Day of St Basil the Great (Orth Christian), Gantan-sai (Shinto), Public Domain Day, Z Day
- January 2nd - Guru Gobindh Singh’s birthday (Sikh), Day After New Year’s Day (PQ)
- January 3rd - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Some Catholics), J.R.R. Tolkein’s Birthday (1892)
- January 4th - World Braille Day
- January 5th - Twelfth Night (trad.), Mungday (Discordian), Hayao Miyazaki’s Birthday
- January 6th - Epiphany (Christian), Dia de los Reyes (Hispanic Catholic), Carnival Season (Catholic, Greece), Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian)
TOTAL HOLIDAYS and OCCASIONS = 83 (does not include January 6th)
Religious = 45
Christian = 21
On December 25th = 6
And that’s why we call it “The Holidays.”
