Presumably, in our new next-door neighbour's perceptions, the festive season begins just after Bonfire Night, and finishes -- when? Septuagesima? St Valentine's Day? August Bank Holiday?...turns out to be "New Year's Day, if you count from when the Christmas lights are switched off, or 3 January if you consider when they actually come down".
Of course, this does no less violence to the ecclesiastical year than putting the damn things up on 6 November did. But it's a great deal more welcome.
Happy New Year, everybody. Hope 2005 has been pleasant and shiny for all of you so far.
No comments:
Post a Comment
(Please sign comments -- it helps keep track of things. Offensive comments may occasionally be deleted, and spam definitely will be.)