[Misc] Should Eid be a bank holiday in the UK?

[carlzeiss]

Why not , who doesn't enjoy an animal sacrifice ?

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

As Severnside Gull says Eid-Ul-Fitr changes each year as does Eid-Ul-Adha therefore so it wouldn’t be a practical idea imo. Furthermore different groups of Muslims(sometimes even different Mosques) can celebrate on either of two successive days according to when the moon was sighted in Saudi, Pakistan or wherever. When I worked in inner-city schools it often happened that you had different staff and students absent on different days. At the schools I worked in we just tried to celebrate everything which seemed a good shout to me!

Eid Mubarak!

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Other:

Companies should do what my company does and allow staff to take their bank holidays flexibly as suits them according to their personal beliefs.

That is a cracking idea to be fair, and if the company allowed staff could work Christmas holidays and take in their specific religious days instead.

Having said that it could be open to abuse, as in that someone could very much go down the current gender issues, that someone could claim to be Christian and muslim or any other religion for that matter and thus maximize their religious holidays.

I could see an uptake on faiths with summer festivals as well

 

[zefarelly]

as an Atheist I'd just be happy with a 4 day working week, every week!

 

[WATFORD zero]

That is a cracking idea to be fair, and if the company allowed staff could work Christmas holidays and take in their specific religious days instead.

Having said that it could be open to abuse, as in that someone could very much go down the current gender issues, that someone could claim to be Christian and muslim or any other religion for that matter and thus maximize their religious holidays.

I could see an uptake on faiths with summer festivals as well

I think he is suggesting that everyone gets the same number of 'Bank Holidays' and adds it to their holiday and takes it when they want regardless of any religion, so everyone gets the same.

And I certainly went through a phase of 'being spiritual' at Summer Festivals albeit many years ago now

 

[WATFORD zero]

as an Atheist I'd just be happy with a 4 day working week, every week!

I'm an atheist too and I bloody wouldn't

(I do a bit of part time work but nowhere near that )

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

as an Atheist I'd just be happy with a 4 day working week, every week!

Vote Green

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ic-income-four-day-working-week-a7750036.html

 

[Thunder Bolt]

In Victoria we get one for a horse race and one for the footy grandfinal.

Bugger the religious nonsense, allocate bank holidays based on what people actually do.

Oh and we get one for the Queen's Birthday too.

Which one, the April one or her official birthday in June?

 

[Eeyore]

Have you looked at the poll results
Regards
DF

I presume this is a joke? Just in case it's not .... NO. Why should the 95% of us who are not Muslim want a holiday for their religious festival? What about the Hindus? What about the Buddhists? Remember this is ENGLAND.

Why not , who doesn't enjoy an animal sacrifice ?

They're here....

I've scored three from my gang of five on this thread. No, four. One to go.

 

[BadFish]

Which one, the April one or her official birthday in June?

June, 14th this year

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

What happens in America which I personally feel is more inclusive, is that Christmas greetings are often referred to as happy holidays rather than happy Christmas as it coincides often with other religious holidays notably Hanukkah for Jewish people . Perhaps we could follow that example .

When I first arrived in the States I did initially find the 'Happy Holidays' greeting a bit grating but have got used to it now. I agree it is more inclusive and once I lived in New York I realized that Hanukkah is a very big holiday for its large Jewish population with most offices and public places having a Menorah as well as a Christmas tree.

I was also surprised that for a Christian country there is no public holiday for either Good Friday or Easter Monday. A lot of British companies will give staff the Friday or Monday as a holiday as they are used to that in the UK.

 

[Eeyore]

Britain is a Christian country , if we had bank hols for Eid , we would be morally obliged to do it for Jewish, Hindu, and all other major religions - this would mean an extra 4 -6 bank hols a year . It’s not going to happen.

What happens in America which I personally feel is more inclusive, is that Christmas greetings are often referred to as happy holidays rather than happy Christmas as it coincides often with other religious holidays notably Hanukkah for Jewish people . Perhaps we could follow that example .

Genuine question.

Can you provide me with a definition of a 'Christian country' ?

Indeed, could you explain to me your interpretation of the word 'Christian' ?

Question open to all.

FWIW I see no need for such a Bank Holiday.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

I'd prefer no bank holidays then people can take their holiday when they want to rather than be forced

Fair enough
Regards
DF

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Can we consider canning religion and seeing how the World gets on without it?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Can we consider canning religion and seeing how the World gets on without it?

Russia and China tried that and imprisoned those who practised it. Some are still being imprisoned.

 

[zefarelly]

Vote Green

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ic-income-four-day-working-week-a7750036.html

I did

@ Watford, everyone I know who's retired is as busy as me. 40 years of odd jobs to catch up on I guess!

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Genuine question.

Can you provide me with a definition of a 'Christian country' ?

Indeed, could you explain to me your interpretation of the word 'Christian' ?

Question open to all.

FWIW I see no need for such a Bank Holiday.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christian
Regards
DF

 

[KeithDublin]

The thread you're talking about put several posters at risk of contempt of court (essentially risking the conviction of those charged) or being reported to people higher than the NSC mods for Islamophobic hate speech.

People are very lucky the thread was binned, rather than that plus a load of bans.

Please think about that instead of playing the victim all the time.

So, just to be clear: NSC tolerates hate speech?

 

[SeagullinExile]

Be careful what you post on this topic. You may be denied access to the page with no explanation or right of appeal.
I would like to know who made the decision to block my access to a thread. Democracy lol.

Ooh, what thread was this? Sounds exciting! Not been on for a while.

 

[zefarelly]

Ooh, what thread was this? Sounds exciting! Not been on for a while.

Wasn't the one about Subbuteo was it ?