-=> Quoting David Martorana to All <=-
 ++> To all those "many few" that have tolorated me
 ++> this past year!                    .
 ++> ...and Inspired by Santa       .   o   .
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 DM> ;  MERRY CHRISTMAS |    .    |   .    ; ||_
 DM> ;  & Happy*      --*--     \ | /    * ; '
 DM> ;  New Year.    * /|\  .- - -*- - -   ;            *
 DM> ; *  .   :   .   /"o"\  :  / | \  .   ;            i
 DM> ;  .      .    /o/"|"\o\  *  |        ;     \ iiii I iiii /
 DM> ; .    *       /"/"o"\"\    .  : * .  ;       ~~~~\I/~~~~
 DM> ;  .  .  *   /o/"/o|"\o\"\o     .     ;            I Happy
 DM> ; __________"""""""H"""""""_____ 1997 ;            I Honukah
 DM> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Dave;;;;;;;;;;;;           /~\
 DM> 
 DM> Though not religious, I do very much favor the Christmas "message"
 DM> and "happening" but thought it of balance to make mention of some
 DM> lesser heard, that also consider December for celebration or good
 DM> reasons-
 DM> 
 DM> Dec.  4 [SIKHISM] Martyrdom- Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur
 DM> Dec.  6 [a tradition] St. Nicholas Day (4th century bishop from
 DM> Myra [Turkey])
 DM> Dec.  8 [BUDDGISM] Bodhi Day - celebrated by many Buddhists as
 DM> anniversary of the enlightenment.
 DM> Dec. 10 [JAINISM] Maunajiyaras day of fasting,silence and meditation
 DM> Dec. 12 [BAHA'I] Beginning of Masa'il - "beginning month of
 DM> questions" Dec. 13 [ISLAM] Nisf Sha'ban - Night of repentence -
 DM> preparation for Ramadan
 DM> Dec. 20 [ZOROASTRIANISM] Yalda Night - Zoroastrians banish the
 DM> spirits of the dark (good over evil)
 DM> Dec. 21 [old Nature Religions] - Solstice celebration (Wiccan)
 DM> Dec. 22 [SHINTO] - grand ceremony of the winter solstice (yin to
 DM> yang) Dec. 24 [JUDAISM] - 1st day of Hanukah - Feast of lights -
 DM> (Victory of Macccabees)
 DM> Dec. 25 [CHRISTIANITY] - Birth of Christ
 DM> Dec. 26 [ZOROASTRIANISM] - Death of Prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster)
 DM> Dec. 31 [ISLAM] - Ramadan begins
 DM> ---
 Thanks David for the above summation of the different persuasions
 and this post will be committed to permanent file as I will have a
 new 2+GB computer in a day or three and will now be able to save
 all the good stuff that passes through this Cyber man's system!  :)
 However, do you not need one correction in your Dec. 25 notation?
 viz., "Conception of Yahshua"?
Just another humble servant of The Kingdom.......clarence.......
... IT DON'T PAY TO BE PERFECT, one tiny mistake and their all over ya'!
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