Happy Diwali Everyone

Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by the_third_wave on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:08PM (#33320997)

Hm, interesting. I'm fine wishing those who celebrate it a happy Diwali, whatever they might mean with that. I do, however, suspect that a post wishing everyone a "Merry Christmas", "Blessed Easter", "Eid mubarak", "Shanah Tovah" or any other of a host of different religious festivals will be met with [Flag]s. Maybe the same would happen with "Blessed Beltane", "Hallowed Midsommarblot", maybe not. Thus far this post still stands, with 33 upvotes.

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by ljf on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:15PM (#33321105)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21877571 (500+ upvotes and 200ish comments, but from Xmas '19) - happy Xmas posts have been very popular in the past, I don't hang around here as much any more to note if other religious festivals are covered much.

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by mechanical_bear on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:40PM (#33321481)

What is “Xmas”?

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by qorrect on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:52PM (#33321663)

Athiest Christmas

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by acuozzo on Monday October 24, 2022 @05:30PM (#33322907)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xmas#Etymology

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by MiguelX413 on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:54PM (#33321703)

Christmas, but with Χρῑστός (Khrīstós) abbreviated to Χ. One can read even more about its history here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xmas#Etymology

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by mechanical_bear on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @12:03AM (#33326071)

Interesting to know that tidbit. Seems like maybe not the best way to call it though, as per your link: “ as of late 20th century considered disrespectful by some Christians, due to the absence of the word Christ.”

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by im3w1l on Monday October 24, 2022 @04:00PM (#33321781)

This site even has a Christmas theme where post numbers alternate red-green.

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by password54321 on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:37PM (#33321441)

Sad but true, at least for muslims.

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by booleandilemma on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:19PM (#33321155)

Here's one for Easter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31057454

I couldn't find posts for the Muslim and Jewish holidays you mentioned but I have faith the HN community would be receptive to those as well :)

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by jmclnx on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:14PM (#33321086)

I kind of wonder the same. Try in in December and see what happens :)

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Re:Happy Diwali Everyone by dang on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:56PM (#33321728)

Please don't create flamewar controversies, especially not offtopic meta ones.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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