On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 22:25, Graham Lauder > Considering that Christmas is celebrated by a minority of the worlds > population,
i) Based on the number of countries that have issued stamps for a specific holiday, Christmas beats all other holidays, hands down. Based on number of stamps issued, the Olympics is the winner. ii) Christmas, as a secular commercialization grabbing of consumer money, has spread everywhere. It is celebrated as a way of encouraging people to spend money that they may not have, to buy things for people who may not want them, in the name of boosting retail profits; iii) Accepting, for the moment, the false assumptions that: a) It is a religious holiday; b) All Christians celebrate Christmas; then 32% of the world's population celebrate Christmas. As a religious holy day, * Easter would probably come in at # 2; * Eid-ul-Adha & Eid-ui-Fit would probably come in at #3 (tie); * Diwali would probably come in at # 5; > unless we make a holiday set that recognises as many other holidays of other > religious groups that we can, and we use them throughout the year. Start with the major holidays, and Holy Days, and work through to the one's that nobody has heard of, outside of the specific religious sub-group (EG: The Cry of the Aethyrs.) > Even then at some point we will have interference, like now... which one? They don't all have to be produced the same year. Let the volunteer creator decide which one they will do. If it means that a dozen are made for MichaelMass, and none for Twelfth Night, so be it. > Even the "snowy" logo is only relevant in a section of the northern > hemisphere and doesn't reflect globally. True. However that,along with a Santa image, are the most recognizable images that represent Christmas. > Where I am is high summer for instance. So you can go swimming on Christmas day, unless the beaches are closed, because of the probability of a shark attack, due to the warm water. jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
