tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post2482394318394894461..comments2024-02-02T00:21:02.687+13:00Comments on stargazer: eid-ul adhastargazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-11463263672717143172009-11-27T10:33:15.330+13:002009-11-27T10:33:15.330+13:00well, to be fair, most countries with muslim major...well, to be fair, most countries with muslim majorities have their celebrations around eid festivals, and their weekend is friday. in that regard, india is quite good as it has annual holidays for muslim, hindu & christian festivals.<br /><br />most non-religious holidays tend to relate to nationalism, which doesn't sit well with me cos they mostly consist of military displays & (metaphorical) chest-thumping. for nz, that usually happens on anzac day, and is not so much a display of military might (cos we don't have that much might to display!).stargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-49203364815600261172009-11-27T00:01:05.573+13:002009-11-27T00:01:05.573+13:00Have you ever read Multicultural Citizenship by Wi...Have you ever read <i>Multicultural Citizenship</i> by Will Kymlicka (Canadian political theorist). He makes much the same point i.e. that many English-speaking (and other European-language speaking?) countries base their social organisation around Christianity, even when they are (allegedly) secular countries with separation of church and state. So we get public holidays for Christmas and Good Friday, and Sundays off, and people think this is just 'normal'.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.com