Michael Sylvester speculated: Btw,does not Good Friday coincide with a Jewish event-something about liberation from Turkish rule?
Paul Brandon replied: Though this year Good Friday was the day after the start of Purim (which according to my calendar began at sundown on Thursday), but this was by coincidence and I don't think it will happen again for some time... > At 11:24 PM -0500 3/22/08, Mike Palij wrote: > > >Or did Michael confuse Turkish with Egyptian? Passover? Paul Brandon said: > Possibly-- > Pesach (Passover) is more typically at the same time as Easter than Purim. I don't see what all the fuss is about. If Purim and Easter coincide this year, then "liberation from Turkish rule" is not so shabby. It was actually deliverance from Persian persecution, but Persia back then included a pretty big chunk of what is now Turkey (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Achaemenid_Empire.jpg ) As an egregious mistake, it falls somewhat short of whether Hongry (sic) or Europe is a country. Actually, I'd think Michael's version is pretty close. How many of us know that much about Purim? OK, some of you do, but still. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
