Muslim Holidays Earn Growing Recognition in U.S.

US Department of State-US Information Programs ^ | December 3, 2004 | US Department of State-US Information Programs

[Bars4Bill]

Muslims can stick their holidays. I not only don't recognize them, but don't g.a.s. about them to boot.

[Glenmerle]

I agree, these woudl be the November holidays, you can't say the names of specific holidays otherwise people are offended.

I watched a discussion on TV a couple nights ago about Denver's Parade of Lights -- how specific mention of Christmas had to be excluded because December is a time of "so many holidays and traditions" (I can think of only three, two of them relatively minor), or some such nonsense. But November has All Saints' Day, Dia de los Muertos, Diwali (a Hindu festival of lights in honor of the goddess Laksmi), Shi-chi-go-san (holiday for children in Japan), Veterans' Day/Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving, and Guy Fawkes Day!

That settles it. Forget Ramadan, it's November Holidays.

[CurlyDave]

Muslim Holidays Earn Growing Recognition in U.S.

Not in my house.

[weenie]

Why did you ask if I wanted off your ping list?

[ken21]

i think i'm going to puke!

[F16Fighter]

. . . the holy month of Ramadan.

" Don't they mean the November Holidays? I thought we were trying to be inclusive."

Aaah...good catch...

[Bars4Bill]

Fuck off, idiot. MTV fag.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

In Saudi some of us Westerners used to greet each other during this holiday with "EID me".

Funny part about all of this is the holidays are generally set by the Hegra calendar. It's based on lunar cycles. The Muslim holidays move back about two weeks every year on our calender. The start and end of Ramadan are set by several factors, the biggest one being that the correct phase of the Moon has to be seen by two "righteous men". The rub comes if the holy cities are overcast. The start dates are then delayed, until it clears. The point is you can't schedule the holiday in advance, even next year's start date is up in the air until it happens.

[dagnabbit]

...not every muslim is a terrorist.

True, but every terrorist of serious concern to the USA is Muslim.

Importing Islam is suicide.

[native texan]

I am deeply offended by their holiday. Where can I go to complain? </s>

[Jorge]

You know, I'm trying my best to be "tolerant"...but I STILL can't stand the idea of recognizing Muslim holidays.

[spodefly]

In the under 2 hours that you have been on FR, you have advocated for gun control, sodomy, and now, Muslim holidays, all while ridiculing anyone who disagrees with your obviously mind-numbed (college student) mentality.

Enjoy the rest of your short stay.

[Proud Infidel]

What ever happened to freedom of religion?

I agree. My religion dictates that I slaughter unbelievers, beat my wife, oppress people of other faiths and kill those evil Jews when the trees come alive and command me to.

(Who is the "DUMBASS" now?)

[Proud Infidel]

(sarcasm alert)

[spodefly]

He's dead, Jim.

[Proud Infidel]

Shame he left us so soon - the fun was only beginning.