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| | | (...) Agreed. unfortunately there seems little we can do to stop them...next thing they'll have metal detectors and cameras in schools. Soon we'll be having 'thanksgiving day', 'independance day', etc :( (...) Sounds good to me. All those in favour (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | Re: Newbie with questions —Paul Baulch
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| | | | | Whytcross, Benjamin wrote in message <1D0812CAE3E7D2118BC...s.com.au>. .. (...) F'n oath mate, that'd be ridgey didge! ;-) Cheers, Paul LUGNET member 164 (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | Re: Newbie with questions —Peter White
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| | | | (...) It's already happening. I like the subversive nature of a 'Day of the Dead' to override the christian celebrations that overrode the pagan festivals. pete.w (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | Re: Newbie with questions -- severely off-topic now! —Kerry Raymond
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| | | | "> It's already happening. (...) AFAIK, Halloween isn't a Day of the Dead, but is a contraction of "Hallowed Eve" because it is the day before All Saints Day (1 November). Because of the extreme holy-power of all thpse saints combined, the goblins, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | Re: Newbie with questions -- severely off-topic now! —Peter White
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| | | | (...) The Mexicans celebrate 'All Souls Day' as the day of the dead, the last day of October, not as commercial as the US idea of Halloween, but the same idea sort of. They visit deceased relatives and have picnics in the graveyards. (...) Yawn, as (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | Re: Newbie with questions -- severely off-topic now! —Kerry Raymond
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| | | | (...) Hmm, visited any Australian cemeteries lately? We do that here too! Mother's Day and Father's Day can be quite busy days for it, but most weekends you will find fairly high levels of activity in our cemeteries, especially if the weather is (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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