Originally posted by Badabing
Hey foreigners, stop intruding on the Thanksgiving Thread! durhulk
With out our European ancestors, you wouldn't be eating that turkey right now 😉 .
So UltimateThor should blame the Europeans, not the US 😮 .
And for the Soccer part UK can't help it they can't play soccer like us Dutch guy's 😉.
All joke, have a good happy thanksgiving (even iff it's a month late) 😛 .
Originally posted by BrutacusAnytime I post a Dur I'm not serious. Plus I'm American! durfist
With out our European ancestors, you wouldn't be eating that turkey right now 😉 .So UltimateThor should blame the Europeans, not the US 😮 .
And for the Soccer part UK can't help it they can't play soccer like us Dutch guy's 😉.
All joke, have a good happy thanksgiving (even iff it's a month late) 😛 .
Originally posted by Brutacus
With out our European ancestors, you wouldn't be eating that turkey right now 😉 .So UltimateThor should blame the Europeans, not the US 😮 .
And for the Soccer part UK can't help it they can't play soccer like us Dutch guy's 😉.
All joke, have a good happy thanksgiving (even iff it's a month late) 😛 .
Yeah, damn Italians!!!!!!
Originally posted by ultimatethor
Pfffft..... In Nigeria we dont have holidays celebrating the successful invasion and hostile takeover of someone elses country. ( and then go ahead and call it "thanksgiving"😉 😬
Well, any country has its fair share of ridiculous holidays.
Take the 8 March in ex-USSR countries and another close holiday (though not everywhere it's day off, Russia has it as day off and we don't)- 23 February.
The first one was originally introduced by early Soviet goverment as the day of the feminist movement, and another one was to celebrate the anniversary of Soviet Army being formed.
Realistically, over 70 years of Soviet reign and then in post-Soviet years, the first one (Women's day) has developed into a hybrid of Mother's day with some elements of St Valentine's day (it's a day when male members of household give presents to the female ones- my dad is relatively unlucky one in that regard since he has to buy presents for me, my mum and my sis, also it's traditionally the day when it's men who are doing the household jobs such as cooking etc- though I'm not against that, seeing as my dad is really good at cooking, and it's "happy day of doing nothing" for me).
Yellow mimosas are traditional flowers accompanying the gifts (though my Dad buys freesias for my Mum, and my boyfriend prefers to treat me with roses- it's cool since neither me nor my mother can stand mimosa, those are ridiculous kind of flowers).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day
The second one (23 February) is now named The Defender of the Fatherland Day, and it's something like Father day or the day when males are celebrated, regardless of whether the guy actually served in the army or just was happy to born with penis- even little boys get presents in that day (and that's where my dad sort of gets avenged in advance for 8 March since it's me and mum who give him presents).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_Day
So there's a ton of holidays in each country which are meaningless or ridiculous if you see them from historical POV, yet fun to celebrate.
The Italians, for example, have wonderful finale of Christmas season diverged from relatively unimportant from secular POV Christian holiday (the whole Befana fairy tradition).
And you Nigerians have something in March called Good Friday, what do you celebrate on that day?
Originally posted by ultimatethor
cough.......Failed.....to qualify for........euro 2008.....cough 😗
It was England who failed, members of UK have their separate football (soccer for you yankees) federations.
Scotland did relatively well for example.
Originally posted by Brutacus
With out our European ancestors, you wouldn't be eating that turkey right now 😉 .So UltimateThor should blame the Europeans, not the US 😮 .
And for the Soccer part UK can't help it they can't play soccer like us Dutch guy's 😉.
All joke, have a good happy thanksgiving (even iff it's a month late) 😛 .
Based on recent results, England>Belarus>Netherlands, thus England>Netherlands.
Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
Well, any country has its fair share of ridiculous holidays.Take the 8 March in ex-USSR countries and another close holiday (though not everywhere it's day off, Russia has it as day off and we don't)- 23 February.
The first one was originally introduced by early Soviet goverment as the day of the feminist movement, and another one was to celebrate the anniversary of Soviet Army being formed.Realistically, over 70 years of Soviet reign and then in post-Soviet years, the first one (Women's day) has developed into a hybrid of Mother's day with some elements of St Valentine's day (it's a day when male members of household give presents to the female ones- my dad is relatively unlucky one in that regard since he has to buy presents for me, my mum and my sis, also it's traditionally the day when it's men who are doing the household jobs such as cooking etc- though I'm not against that, seeing as my dad is really good at cooking, and it's "happy day of doing nothing" for me).
Yellow mimosas are traditional flowers accompanying the gifts (though my Dad buys freesias for my Mum, and my boyfriend prefers to treat me with roses- it's cool since neither me nor my mother can stand mimosa, those are ridiculous kind of flowers).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_DayThe second one (23 February) is now named The Defender of the Fatherland Day, and it's something like Father day or the day when males are celebrated, regardless of whether the guy actually served in the army or just was happy to born with penis- even little boys get presents in that day (and that's where my dad sort of gets avenged in advance for 8 March since it's me and mum who give him presents).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_DaySo there's a ton of holidays in each country which are meaningless or ridiculous if you see them from historical POV, yet fun to celebrate.
The Italians, for example, have wonderful finale of Christmas season diverged from relatively unimportant from secular POV Christian holiday (the whole Befana fairy tradition).
And you Nigerians have something in March called Good Friday, what do you celebrate on that day?
Good Friday is celebrating during Easter. The day that i think u r talking about is a day commemorating the death of a Nigerian political leader.
Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
It was England who failed, members of UK have their separate football (soccer for you yankees) federations.
Scotland did relatively well for example.You talk about the same Dutch guys who had their minute of shame in Minsk getting beaten by us Belarusians.
Based on recent results, England>Belarus>Netherlands, thus England>Netherlands.
Yeah I know there are seperate football federations in the UK but iirc there wasnt a single British team in Euro 2008. 💃
Originally posted by ultimatethor
Good Friday is celebrating during Easter. The day that i think u r talking about is a day commemorating the death of a Nigerian political leader.
http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2008/nigeria.htm
I'm pretty sure there's a holiday or two that lost its original meaning as years pass and become just a holiday to celebrate, much like Thanksgiving in USA or the two examples of Russian holidays I've posted a bit above
Originally posted by ultimatethor
Yeah I know there are seperate football federations in the UK but iirc there wasnt a single British team in Euro 2008. 💃
Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2008/nigeria.htm
I'm pretty sure there's a holiday or two that lost its original meaning as years pass and become just a holiday to celebrate, much like Thanksgiving in USA or the two examples of Russian holidays I've posted a bit aboveWhich only means they all sucked equally. Though England got the worst manager over the past century training their team, while say Russia was investing big money in management.
Well good friday is celebrated during Easter period. But the actual period of Easter changes yearly so one year it could be in March and the next year in April. But yeah i get ur point.
As for the england I know that they had a sorry excuse for a manger in Mclaren but not even qualifying for euro's while in a relatively easy group is just 🤣.
Originally posted by ultimatethor
Well good friday is celebrated during Easter period. But the actual period of Easter changes yearly so one year it could be in March and the next year in April. But yeah i get ur point.As for the england I know that they had a sorry excuse for a manger in Mclaren but not even qualifying for euro's while in a relatively easy group is just 🤣.
I'm Christian (Orthodoxal Christian) so I know that the Easter is "moving" holiday.
I just didn't know that "Happy Friday" is a part of Easter Week.
We also have some holidays whose data of celebration is based off the data of Easter.
Here's an example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radonitsa
Though traditions described in Wiki article are mostly Russian ones except for eating habits' ones, we celebrate it a little different in Belarus, however there's always a "family reunion meeting" following the visit to the graveyards, but no presentgiving.
The only "presents" in that day are ritual candles and Easter eggs at the graves of departed ones, not the ones for those who's still with us.
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As for football, I won't call Croatia a pushover, and Russia...well, they got extremely lucky. They owe so much to Croats for beating England it isn't funny.
Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
And you Nigerians have something in March called Good Friday, what do you celebrate on that day?
we have good friday too, though i'm not sure if its the same one...
Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
I'm Christian (Orthodoxal Christian) so I know that the Easter is "moving" holiday.
I just didn't know that "Happy Friday" is a part of Easter Week.We also have some holidays whose data of celebration is based off the data of Easter.
Here's an example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadonitsaThough traditions described in Wiki article are mostly Russian ones except for eating habits' ones, we celebrate it a little different in Belarus, however there's always a "family reunion meeting" following the visit to the graveyards, but no presentgiving.
The only "presents" in that day are ritual candles and Easter eggs at the graves of departed ones, not the ones for those who's still with us.
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As for football, I won't call Croatia a pushover, and Russia...well, they got extremely lucky. They owe so much to Croats for beating England it isn't funny.
oh, yeah, thats it...