Merry Christmas 2012

[pmaitra]

Merry Christmas

I wish y'all and dedicate this song to all at DFI:

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

 

[Godless-Kafir]

I wish all of you Merry Kissmyass.

 

[Ray]

Too early.

Its Merry Christmas last minute shopping!

This time in Calcutta, Park Street will be really made into 'Paradise'.

I was wondering as to why so this year.

Then I remembered that the World Anglo Indian Meet is being held this year at Calcutta.

The events have started and the Anglo Indians have started coming in 'back home'.

Derek O'Brien of the Trinamul Congress must have been the driving force to show to the Anglo Indians who emigrated that there are also Anglo Indians who remained behind, who have done well for themselves and is gifting the event its the 'old colour' of Calcutta at Christmas.

 

[Godless-Kafir]

Too early.

Its Merry Christmas last minute shopping!

This time in Calcutta, Park Street will be really made into 'Paradise'.

I was wondering as to why so this year.

Then I remembered that the World Anglo Indian Meet is being held this year at Calcutta.

The events have started and the Anglo Indians have started coming in 'back home'.

Derek O'Brien of the Trinamul Congress must have been the driving force to show to the Anglo Indians who emigrated that there are also Anglo Indians who remained behind, who have done well for themselves and is gifting the event its the 'old colour' of Calcutta at Christmas.

Sir, Wish you a very Merry Christmas. Hope you have a great year ahead.

Rum Bum and Kundie... lol..

 

[rock127]

:santa:
:santa::santa:
:santa::santa::santa:

 

[rock127]

:santa::santa::santa:
:santa::santa:
:santa:

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

I was 6 years old when that song was recorded by Gene Autry on a 45 rpm single.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Shirman]

Guys its too early to celebrate but to guys like W.G. Ewald and Pmaitra basically from states when do you guys and others in states normally start preparing for the xmas feast..... and to Ray the famous Anglo-Indian from Calcutta happens to be Russell Peters and not Derek Just Joking.........:thumb:

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Guys its too early to celebrate but to guys like W.G. Ewald and Pmaitra basically from states when do you guys and others in states normally start preparing for the xmas feast.....:

The Xmas shopping season starts right after Halloween.:-(

Here is what the Christian calendar is about.

Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. This is equivalent to the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day, 30 November, and the Sunday following the Feast of Christ the King. It can fall on any date between 27 November and 3 December. When Christmas Day is a Monday, Advent Sunday will fall on its latest possible date. Note that it is also possible to compute the date of Advent Sunday by adding three days to the date of the last Thursday of November.

Advent Sunday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming." It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday. The Eastern churches' equivalent of Advent is called the Nativity Fast, but it differs both in length and observances and does not begin the church year, which starts instead on September 1.[1] At least in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Moravian, Presbyterian and Methodist calendars, Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before December 25, which is the Sunday from November 27 to December 3 inclusive.[2]

Latin adventus is the translation of the Greek word parousia, commonly used in reference to the Second Coming of Christ. For Christians, the season of Advent anticipates the coming of Christ from two different perspectives. The season offers the opportunity to share in the ancient longing for the coming of the Messiah, and to be alert for his Second Coming.

Advent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christians have their Advent Calendars for children.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. The days often overlap with the Christian season of Advent. Despite the name, most commercially available Advent calendars begin on December 1, regardless of when Advent begins, which can be as early as November 27 and as late as December 3. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with "windows" of which there are usually 24: one for each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. One is opened every day leading up to Christmas. The calendar windows open to reveal an image, poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the Nativity of Jesus) or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content.

Advent calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Shirman]

Thanks for your reply Sir quite informative , Here in Mumbai normally the preparation starts from Dec 10 (Don't know the logic behind it) at last till Jan 1st....New Year..
We get Xmas cards on Jan 10 in the markets, Xmas trees,all the Xmas decorations and toys sales pick up on jan 20....

 

[Yusuf]

Wishing merry christmas in advance just in case 21st.....??? @pmaitra

 

[W.G.Ewald]

 

[Shirman]

sorry for my last post we get xmas cards decorations on Dec 10 not Jan 10

In one mistyping error i made all mumbai christians and roman catholic into russian slavic orthodox b cause they celebrate their xmas in Jan

 

[Snuggy321]

Happy Christmans in advance to all DFI members ! :santa::santa::santa:

 

[HeinzGud]

Marry Christmas! to all!

 

[pmaitra]

sorry for my last post we get xmas cards decorations on Dec 10 not Jan 10

In one mistyping error i made all mumbai christians and roman catholic into russian slavic orthodox b cause they celebrate their xmas in Jan

In Russia, Christmas is Jan 7. Even in Russia, you would be too early for next year's Christmas.

 

[Satanist]

In Russia, Christmas is Jan 7. Even in Russia, you would be too early for next year's Christmas.

I think Christmas is on 25 Dec but people celbrate it on 24 Dec.

 

[pmaitra]

I think Christmas is on 25 Dec but people celbrate it on 24 Dec.

I think you should read and understand what you have quoted.

 

[Satanist]

I wish all of you Merry Kissmyass.

I don't want to offend religious sentiments but this quote was too funny!

 

[W.G.Ewald]

I think Christmas is on 25 Dec but people celbrate it on 24 Dec.

Really, Christmas Eve is important, and many Christians attend a Midnight Mass.

Christmas Eve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roman Catholics and Anglicans traditionally celebrate Midnight Mass, which begins either at or sometime before midnight on Christmas Eve. This ceremony, which is held in churches throughout the world, celebrates the birth of Christ, which is believed to have occurred at night.

In recent years some churches have scheduled their "Midnight" Mass as early as 7 pm In Spanish-speaking areas, the Midnight Mass is sometimes referred to as Misa del Gallo, or "Missa do Galo", in Portuguese ("Rooster's Mass"). In the Philippines, this custom lasts for nine days, starting on December 16 and continuing daily up to December 24, during which Filipinos attend dawn Masses, usually starting at around 4:00–5:00 am In 2009 Vatican officials scheduled the Midnight Mass to start at 10 pm so the 82 year old Pope Benedict XVI would not have too late a night.