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[stripping.livejournal.com]

On a subject not related to Diarmuid-nii.

What holidays do you have at home? There's talk of Christmas here, of course, but I realize that not everyone may have a similar holiday in their world. I'd love to hear more about different cultures and religions - it's one of my greatest areas of interest.

Also, should we have a Christmas party, assuming that circumstances allow it?

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[croibhristeoir]

We celebrated the solstice, specifically. From what I understand, the concept has a passing similarity to the modern idea of Christmas. Though people these days seem to think it of far greater significance than we did, which is saying a lot.

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[croibhristeoir]

...Sorry, 'Diarmuid-nii'?

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

An honorific for one's brother.

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[croibhristeoir]

Yes, I still understand the language. I wasn't exactly expecting it, however.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

I expect you'll have to get used to it, Niisan.

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[croibhristeoir]

I s-suppose I will, yes.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

Hm, but, celebrations around the solstice seem quite common among cultures.

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[croibhristeoir]

It's a fairly simple day to mark, I assume that would be part of the reason why. Having this much attention given to a holiday was usually reserved for Samhain.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

That's a broad question.

Hm, aside from the typical holidays, like Christmas and New Year's, Le Quatorze Juillet and Mardi Gras are the only ones I can think of. [ Because they involve food. A lot of it. ]

Valentine's Day is a nightmare in France.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

I don't know Le Quatorze Juillet. Mardi Gras I've heard of, at least.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

La Fête Nationale, Bastille Day is what English-speakers call it.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

Christmas is the largest retail holiday known to man.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

Ah, that one I know. Though I've never been to France.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no one calls it 'Bastille Day' where I come from.

Avoid Paris, unless you like overpriced everything.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

Filled with tourist traps, I'd imagine. We have those in Japan as well.

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[croibhristeoir]

It does seem a bit...ah, what's the word...predominant.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm not even sure when and how it got this big. Other holidays around this time have absorbed qualities of it. As though it was so big that it was leaking Christmas cheer into the surrounding season.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

You have no idea. [ He laughs. ] I had people trying to rip me off, and I'm from Marseille.

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[croibhristeoir]

Peculiar. I wonder how that might have happened.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

I wonder why it was ever a good idea to play Christmas music before Halloween.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

I haven't left my country yet - err, unless you count this. But I'd do price checks.

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[croibhristeoir]

Halloween's the one around Samhain, right? That seems like a strange thing to do.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

It's really, really annoying.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

No, I wouldn't count this.

It's a necessary skill, unless you're rich, or like to get ripped off.

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[croibhristeoir]

As annoying as having to remember an entire new set of holidays to begin with?

[Smirk.]