The Church moves Paddys Day

tba

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0718/breaking85.html

Well **** them....

They can celebrate their saints day on the fifteenth if they want, Patricks day is still in the 17th.

ShowUsYourXbox

Oh Dear God

Tazzle

Heard that on the radio alright, there was some quote from the Church though along the lines of that it is only a matter of procedure to do with holy week. Who cares really? The festivals will still be on the 17th, and people will still not be going to church. Would anyone have noticed if they hadn't said anything? Hardly merits a thread :rolleyes:

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No, it's not.

Like it or not, St Patrick's Day is not some Oirish Goonery with leprechaun hats and orange beards and discoloured beer day, it's a Church Holiday.

See that 'St' there, that's for SAINT. They get to decide when to celebrate their
Saint's day. Not you, not Bertie, not Bush, but the church.

I'm no Christian either, I just think ridiculous statements like this are stupid.

I mean what the fúck difference does it make to you what date it is? They've moved from a Monday to a Saturday anyway.

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Tazzle wrote:

Who cares really? The festivals will still be on the 17th anything?

i doubt it, they will be on the 15th, whats the point of having a patric's day featival, if it is not on Patric's day? also, will that monday be a bank holiday?

delta_bravo

Nikolai Important Sprinkler wrote:

i doubt it, they will be on the 15th

No they wont. The parade is probably 40% organised already, they cannot ask performers to reschedule flights,hotels etc. Its lunacy. This is a religious matter, not a festival one

AlmightyCushion

Nikolai Important Sprinkler wrote:

i doubt it, they will be on the 15th, whats the point of having a patric's day featival, if it is not on Patric's day? also, will that monday be a bank holiday?

The organisers of the St Patricks day festival in Dublin said it will still be taking place on the 17th.

Slow Motion

Nikolai Important Sprinkler wrote:

also, will that monday be a bank holiday?

Fcuk the rest of it ! This is the real question (and I believe the answer is yes)

Crucifix

Pah, St. Patrick's day isn't a day, it's a state of mind. As long as you hold it in your heart, everyday is St. Patrick's day!

AlmightyCushion

Slow Motion wrote:

Fcuk the rest of it ! This is the real question (and I believe the answer is yes)

Hope so now that would be sweet.

Spud83

It was on a saturday this year and the monday was the bank holiday so i didn't see it being any different next year.

petes

They couldn't by any chance have it twice in one year and move it to this Saturday. I'd quite like Monday off.

jor el

seansouth wrote:

it's a Church Holiday.

It's also a Public Holiday, which the Church have no say in moving. I'd imagine the public holiday will still be March 17th, and the parades will still be the same day. Just the Church's St. Patrick's Day will move to the Saturday before.

Does the Church mark St. Patrick's Day with anything special, mass perhaps? I've never noticed to be honest, and moving the religious part will probably make no difference to most people.

Duggy747

What are you people whinging about!?! There's now 2 days to go and get pissed during the day, both within 5 days of each other!!! I think this is great!

Slow Motion

Duggy747 wrote:

What are you people whinging about!?! There's now 2 days to go and get pissed during the day, both within 5 days of each other!!! I think this is great!

You see ! It's this glass half full attidude we need more of ! Bravo sir ! Bravo !

Maple

Nikolai Important Sprinkler wrote:

i doubt it, they will be on the 15th, whats the point of having a patric's day featival, if it is not on Patric's day? also, will that monday be a bank holiday?[/QUOTE]

This is what I want to know!

phasers

do I still get the 17th off school though

that's all that matters really

tba

seansouth wrote:

They get to decide when to celebrate their
Saint's day. Not you, not Bertie, not Bush, but the church.

Actually I do get to decide, Nobody can tell me when to let Jesus into my heart!!!!! Not you, not the pope, not George Michael, not even Jesus!

Tak3n

This Is Madness!

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tba wrote:

Actually I do get to decide, Nobody can tell me when to let Jesus into my heart!!!!! Not you, not the pope, not George Michael, not even Jesus!

What?

He's a Saint of The Catholic Church.

Of course they get to decide when to celebrate his day.

It is up to you if you wish to join in the celebration.

tba

Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!!!

tba

seansouth wrote:

What?

He's a Saint of The Catholic Church.

Of course they get to decide when to celebrate his day.

It is up to you if you wish to join in the celebration.

Nuh uh, they should like, totally put it to a vote or something.

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They did, they elected a pope, who gets to make all the decisions, or else delegates the decision making to some minions.

It's not a democracy.

tba

Ok so you are a no vote then

Agamemnon

I'm going to stay drunk from the 15th to the 22nd to cover all days just in case. It's what St. Patrick would have wanted.

Jesus Wept

The Church are retarded as usual.

robinph

seansouth wrote:

They did, they elected a pope, who gets to make all the decisions, or else delegates the decision making to some minions.

He doesn't get to decide which day we all get go out an get pissed on though, and that is still going to be the 17th regardless of what the bloke in the silly hat thinks. That day being a public holiday is no longer anything to do with the church and they would no longer have enough influence over the likes of Diageo as to when they put the green colouring in their pints.

tba

I've never had a green pint, is it minty?

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robinph wrote:

He doesn't get to decide which day we all get go out an get pissed on though, and that is still going to be the 17th regardless of what the bloke in the silly hat thinks. That day being a public holiday is no longer anything to do with the church and they would no longer have enough influence over the likes of Diageo as to when they put the green colouring in their pints.

WTF?

St Patrick's Day is when the church decides it is going to be.

The fact that it co-incides with a Public Holiday is just that at this stage, co-incidence.

In anyway, I don't see why people have their knickers in twist, it's not going to affect anything. The monday will still be the Public holiday, as it would have been.

There is nothing different, it just means we have Paddy's day on the Saturday. So fúcking what?

Who actually cares?

The world won't end, no one dies. Get over it ffs.

Mimikyu

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tba

seansouth wrote:

Who actually cares?
The world won't end, no one dies. Get over it ffs.

I care!!!!

This is my battle, we have no wars to fight, no cause to follow like our fathers, uncles and masculine aunts, we need this. Sure people like you want to make us ashamed to speak out against the rampant bureaucracy of the church, but we will cut through the red tape and restore Paddys day to the 17th!!!

WHO IS WITH ME!!!!

FREEDOMMMMMM!!!!

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Look mate, I'm no church apologist, or bible basher.

Paddy Dignam

Notwithstanding my choice of moniker, I've always found in interesting that we Irish are the only people who seem to shorten the name of our National Saint when refering to St. Patrick's day.

The English never say 'Georgie's Day', the Scots never say 'Andy's Day', the Welsh never say 'Davy's Day'.

Why do we do it? Just an observation.

tba

seansouth wrote:

Look mate, I'm no church apologist, or bible basher.

Can I sit on that fence with you?

Paddy Dignam wrote:

Why do we do it? Just an observation.

Cause we are legends

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tba wrote:

Can I sit on that fence with you?

I'm not on a fence.

I'm opposed to people who are opposed to the movement of St Patrick's Day.

I'm not a Christian though. I don't care about religion.

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Paddy Dignam wrote:

Notwithstanding my choice of moniker, I've always found in interesting that we Irish are the only people who seem to shorten the name of our National Saint when refering to St. Patrick's day.

The English never say 'Georgie's Day', the Scots never say 'Andy's Day', the Welsh never say 'Davy's Day'.

Why do we do it? Just an observation.

Georgie is longer than George.

6ix

Some people have a terrible chip on their shoulders about the church. They're having their celebrations on the 15th, so that it doesn't clash with some other holy festivity. They just announced it, as any large organisation would announce a change to their schedule.

They're not suggesting that anyone changes the public holiday or anything like that. What's the big deal?

Duggy747

Tak3n wrote:

This Is Madness!

Madness you say? THIS......IS.........BOARDS!!!! *proceeds to virtually kick you in the chest*

I don't see what the problem is, I really don't. It's not like Paddy's day got cancelled or anything. We got an extra day cuz the original churchiness festivities collide with the 2nd day of Holy Week. We won't see an extra day like this until 2160, I'll probably be working that time. I know nobody will be whinging on the 15th when they'll be in the pub.

And yes, we'll have Monday off, way-hey, long piss-up of a weekend!!!

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6ix wrote:

Some people have a terrible chip on their shoulders about the church. They're having their celebrations on the 15th, so that it doesn't clash with some other holy festivity. They just announced it, as any large organisation would announce a change to their schedule.

They're not suggesting that anyone changes the public holiday or anything like that. What's the big deal?

Thank You.

tba

Seansouth is firmly routed in the pro "moving saint patricks day" camp,

I fear it may be too late to convert him, I suspect he is spying on us, from now on I will talk in code.

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Paddy Dignam

seansouth wrote:

Georgie is longer than George.

Ah, come on Seanie, don't be a pedant! Ok, so it's not shorter, but you know the point I'm making.

(Is everyone around here so touchy?? This is only my second day!!)

Btw, why didn't you spell your moniker 'sean sabhat'?? Just curious.

Tar.Aldarion

Jesus was not born on the 25th of dec, let's keep moving that too.
I'll be celebrating on the 17th for no reason.

tba

Paddy Dignam wrote:

(Is everyone around here so touchy?? This is only my second day!!)

only a few, everybody else is touchy feely

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Paddy Dignam wrote:

Ah, come on Seanie, don't be a pedant! Ok, so it's not shorter, but you know the point I'm making.

(Is everyone around here so touchy?? This is only my second day!!)

Bollix, I didn't realise you were new. Sorry. Welcome to Boards, stick around, we're a lovely bunch!

Apart from that tba dude.

Paddy Dignam wrote:

Btw, why didn't you spell your moniker 'sean sabhat'?? Just curious.

Dunno.

tba

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Jesus was not born on the 25th of dec, let's keep moving that too.
I'll be celebrating on the 17th for no reason.

Actually thats the date mary went into the hospital, but due to cutbacks in the health service expendature she was sitting in a trolly in a manger for ages waiting for a consultant.

tba

seansouth wrote:

Apart from that tba dude.

I hate that guy

Paddy Dignam

seansouth wrote:

Bollix, I didn't realise you were new. Sorry. Welcome to Boards, stick around, we're a lovely bunch!

Apart from that tba dude.


Dunno.

Cheers, nice to meet you!

Will I steer clear from tba so?!

The_B_Man

it'll be no different to anything next year. the 15th we can jsut call St Paddys eve!

i admit tho, it wont fell the same. there'll be sumtin missin!! like who celebrates paddys day o nthe 15th!! it'll feel all dirty! then on the 17th, it'll feel like a hollow shell of a st paddys day!

either way, ill be celebratin it like i celebrate every 15th or 17th of every month.....doin like, ya know, watever! might hav a few cans, might go out. meh. ill see.

robinph

Paddy Dignam wrote:

The English never say 'Georgie's Day', the Scots never say 'Andy's Day', the Welsh never say 'Davy's Day'.

Well very few English will even know when St Georges Day is, and there is probably quite a few who wouldn't know where is is the patron saint of either.

jester77

It's Paddy's week over hereso don't think it will effect the drinking schedule too much as the 15th and 17th shall fall into it... just more reason to get more drunk than normal on the 15th next year

Paddy Dignam

robinph wrote:

Well very few English will even know when St Georges Day is, and there is probably quite a few who wouldn't know where is is the patron saint of either.

Hmmm.. Many English consider themselves very patriotic, and I'd be surprised if the majority of them didn't know it. However, you may well be right - I'm sure if I went into some chavesque kitchen sink estate anywhere in England the local burberry wearing youth may know as much about St. George as I do!