LeMaquis Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Maybe its because you realise it would make you look like a gullible idiot. Imagine Alf Garnett as Labour leader. That's Mecky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 The French call Easter 'le Pâques'. Yes, except that Pâques is plural. It derives, as do 'paschal' and the name 'Pascal', from the Hebrew word 'Pesach' [= Passover]. Whereas 'Easter' derives from 'Aestas', the Roman Goddess of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yes, except that Pâques is plural. It derives, as do 'paschal' and the name 'Pascal', from the Hebrew word 'Pesach' [= Passover]. Whereas 'Easter' derives from 'Aestas', the Roman Goddess of summer. Mr Shaw.How dare you bring knowledge onto this Forum.Wash your inbox out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yes, except that Pâques is plural. ... and it's not masculine. Must do more homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Nobody has ever tried to rename Christmas as Winterval. Christmas doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank ryan Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 And I bet the DM didn't write it - I bet they wee taken in (or just didn't care) no they didn't, I made it up in an attempt to demonstrate the ludicrous, racist , little englander posts we have to put up with day after day (see 'xmas renamed 'the holidays'' thread' -it isn't it's called christmas) the post was deliberately and opaquely stupid but still generated discussion, why would the french want to call easter 'eggy time' they don't even call easter 'easter, that's a germanic / celtic name from Aeostre, the goddess of spring. hey ho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoPro Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Christians nicked all their holidays from the old pagan festivals anyway. They just re-purposed them to suit their own ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Christmas doesn't exist. I am afraid it does,every December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I am afraid it does,every December. Nope. That's Yule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Nope. That's Yule. An argument which was lost about a millennium and a half ago - but we did manage to hold on to the spring equinox festival's name of Easter. The church hijacked the festival, but couldn't wipe out the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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