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« Reply #1 on: 10-17-2003 15:09 »
« Last Edit on: 10-17-2003 15:09 »
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Kwanza is an African-American holiday from December 26th to January 1st. Apparently it fell out of favor in the future. And Kwanza-bot have been working round the clock trying to revigorate it, so far unsuccesful. More about Kwanza.
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It was Chanukkah-zombie, and he was having a luau at some nightclub. Chanukkah is a Jewish holiday, celebrated around the same time as Christmas. More on Chanukkah.
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Helpy McHelphelp
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As far as I know they're both acceptable. Translating the Hebrew word for the holiday to English yield a variety of different spellings, all correct.
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Cube_166
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Table reads are where a number of actors gather around a table and read out their lines for that particular program. more on table reads
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Lionel Hutz Esq
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« Reply #19 on: 10-22-2003 03:21 »
« Last Edit on: 10-22-2003 03:21 »
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Originally posted by Asylum-Fry: They only coincide because Christmas has a set date in the Roman calendar (December 25 I think... though I'm none too sure) amd Channukah's date goes by the Lunar calendar. It moves all the time in the Roman calendar, but they both usually happen in December. If it helps, Easter moves around for the same reason (it's tied to Passover, which is celebrated based on the Jewish lunar calendar). Or, for that matter, the various Asian New Years (also celebrated based on lunar calendars). And, for what it's worth, Christmas was tied to the Roman feast of Saturn, celebrated at the time of the Winter Solstice (December 21 or there abouts, for those of you down under). Becasue the Romans, by the time Christmas came about, had moved to a Solar Calendar (and the one that is generally used in the world now) created under Julius Ceasar, The days don't move around, trying to keep in sync with the moon's phase. Issac Assimov has one or two good essays on how calendars developed, if anyone is interested. If it maters, Christ's birth was probably in the early spring (late March/early April, on the Gregorian calendar). The sheperds being out with the flocks is a good sign of this. And, as AF said, either spelling is correct. I think CH is perfer (even if english speakers hate guttural sounds), like Bejing. But it still is Pekinese and Peking Duck. Don't even start me on the Pyramid Pharohs name..., they call me mad, do they...,
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ChAnCe
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Hehe.. It looks like i learned a whole lot more about religious holidays/history in a Futurama forum rather than in a book or in school. I guess no one saw that comming! Cartoons replacing histoy classes.. Originally posted by Cube_166: Table reads are where a number of actors gather around a table and read out their lines for that particular program. more on table reads Hey man the line is dead. Can't seam to get to it.
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