Re: Mothers' Day; "Teen"
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 18, 2006, 12:38 |
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On 5/18/06, Eldin Raigmore <eldin_raigmore@...> wrote:
>...> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:
> > Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> writes:
> > >...
> > > Father's Day is typically considered to fall on Ascension Day (40 days
> > > after Easter; 25 May this year), but is not such a big thing.
> > >...
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> It makes good sense to me to go out drinking with your _father_ near
> Fathers' Day. But since it's on a Sunday,
Eh? 40 doesn't divide evenly by 7. Ascension Day is always on a _Thursday_.
Whitsun/Pentecost (50 days after Easter, counting the first day) is on a Sunday.
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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