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Brendan, thanks for that - and now that you explain the 'liquor' I remember hearing about it. It was on the list of things that I made sure I would never eat!

Rossim, a great gag - I loved it!

Very good Rossim, I like it :-)

Rossim's got the right idea. Good Friday was the name of a horse that fell in a race in 1899 on a Tuesday.

Thanks, Orson - and I still laughed at your version! I thought I was going to acquire more Easter knowledge … not that I'd have retained it anyway.

bear of lb

There was a very interesting discussion about Easter on another thread (non-Pedant). It was humorous and people seemed to enjoy it. I think my comment on this thread led to your posting.

Your analysis is interesting and I have not heard some of the terms since school days. However most people have no passion for Passiontide or qualms about palms. I think pedants can choose what they are interested in, but I am glad they use the correct terminology.

EASTER-
I should have said that my intention was as much to be helpful as pedantic.

I would have responded before but went away for a few days very soon after my earlier post & am only just returned.

I suppose I should add that my earlier post only applies to the western Church: the autocephalous churches of Orthodoxy have their own & very different rules, some of them being different from one another - for example some still follow the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian.

I trust that Malone especially will appreciate that I had no wish to be censorious, rather enlightening. More liturgical minutiae can be made available on request!

Bear, thanks.

There was some interesting stuff in your earlier post, much of it was totally new to me. I'm afraid, though, that I will stick up for anyone (individual, company, organisation) who refers to 'Easter Saturday' when they're talking about the day before Easter. I feel your terminology is true only for the (relatively) small number of people who accept all the Holy Week rules, titles, whatever.

Jigjag, another Bank Holiday - secular this time (I think, hope!). As mentioned on another thread, your little vignettes are missed and another one would be greatly appreciated!

Malone, Grunger

You were kind enough to send your best wishes on my venture, so I thought I would let you know how I am getting on.

Well, my long and interminable Easter holiday has entered its 6th week. Malone was right, it is Easter all year round here and every Sunday is Easter Sunday, every Monday is Easter Monday, etc. The exception is Pancake Tuesday – there is only one of those unfortunately.

There are no crosswords here, but there are crossROADS, and at each there is a post to which the locals attach clues. I noticed these earlier but I have not been able to solve them yet.

Relax, about time, right? Is country remote? (6, 6)

One of five (not five-a-day) has appeal (not SA or It) – a freaky plant? (6)

The trip was expensive, £3,499 via Santiago. I thought that was for a return, but it turns out to be just one-way. I am annoyed with the travel agent, Willy Kumbak who misled me. To pay for the airfare home, I have been writing short stories which the local newspaper has published. They are about supermarkets, mergers and people with unlikely names. There are no supermarkets here of course, and the locals are astonished that M&S at Cheshire Oaks is bigger than their island.

I have not been able to look at any threads, but I was told that Grunger posted about looking at Sainsbury’s again. Grunger - if you meant investing, please don’t until I get back. If you meant shopping, please ask Malone, but do not buy any of that “grilled gryllidae” that she loves. It is full of protein but has a rather unpleasant taste.

I hope to be back soon. Perhaps you would be able to let me know of any interesting Easter stuff I have missed.