To judge parents who do not even tell their children Easter is a religious festival

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I'm shocked that 12 out of 20 children in my childs class had no religious knowledge of the meaning of Good Friday or Easter Sunday for Christians.
All aged 9yrs old.

Not sure why you're having a go at me? Or the relevance of your comment to my reply?

And? That doesn’t make it a British custom.

But I live in the U.K. where EID is not a British custom. I don’t care who celebrates what but my children get told what these things are.

Okay

It does if it’s celebrated by British people

Oh pish posh, loads of people celebrate Eid, and St Patrick’s Day, and Chinese New Year, and Passover, and all sorts of other feast and celebration days. Just because you don’t personally celebrate it doesn’t mean it’s not worth talking about or celebrating. I don’t believe in a god, but I still celebrate Christmas and Easter. Neither originated in the UK and almost certainly didn’t happen on the dates we celebrate them, so they’re not peculiarly’British’ either.

@Parker231 It does if it’s celebrated by British people

How does that work ?

If British people celebrate - The October Revolution, Up Helly Aa, USA Independence Day, The Bangladesh Liberation War and Canadian Memorial Day does that make them British Customs?

I don't think so !

It doesn’t mean people can’t celebrate them if they want to.

Agreed, but it doesn't make them British, which was what the post was about.

Sometimes British people themselves have no idea what is British custom and what isn’t. Halloween threads every year , anyone?

We’re talking about British people in Britain celebrating EID. We’re not talking about a celebration of another country. We live in Canada, we celebrate Canada Day but wouldn’t expect someone not Canadian to do so.

@EwwPeople Halloween threads every year , anyone?

Halloween marks the beginning of Allhallowtide, a Christian triduum (Latin: “period of three days”) dedicated to remembering the dead that begins with
All Hallows’ Eve (October 31) and is followed by
All Hallows or All Saints’, Day (November 1)
and All Souls’ Day (November 2

I meant the dozen of threads from British posters that complain about Halloween being celebrated and how everything is so Americanised. Then on come other posters to educate them and tell them that Halloween is indeed a British festival. Repeat year after year.

Why not?
I know of American families (and non USA friends) here who celebrate Independence Day and French Families (and UK friends) who celebrate Bastille day.
It doesn't make it a British event.

It is a custom celebrated by very many people who are British. Customs and traditions change. Fortunately.

@EwwPeople I meant the dozen of threads from British posters that complain about Halloween being celebrated and how everything is so Americanised.

And these are probably the very people who rush out to buy witches hats and skeleton costumes !

So why don’t you think that British people should celebrate EID, their religious events? What should they celebrate?

It's "Eid" not "EID" by the way.
The same as today is "Easter" not "EASTER".
Unless you're shouting 😂

Americans celebrate Independence Day, the French Bastille Day, Canadians, Canada Day and the British EID or Easter dependent upon their beliefs.

This is hilarious. There are so many ‘à la carte’ catholics in Ireland who don’t actually believe. It’s tradition, not belief, for the most part.

I never said they shouldn't celebrate it, at all.

Please don't misquote me.

I said that them celebrating it doesn't make it a British custom

So you've been voted the spokesperson for religious matters in Eire have you ?!

Why doesn’t it make it a British custom in your opinion?

Because it's an Islamic custom.

Heads up lads, we'd better stop going to the pub on 17th March. We're not allowed.