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Re: Mothers' Day; "Teen"

From:Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
Date:Thursday, May 18, 2006, 12:38
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. > > >... > > 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, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>

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