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The Distinction Bored Send a noteboard - 29/05/2012 07:41:47 PM
I think that the relative distinction here is that Christmas appears on church calendars as a Holy Day. As does Easter, All Saint's Day, Holy Week, Pentecost, etc.

Thanksgiving may have been started by religious people, but as far as I'm aware, it doesn't appear on any religions list of "Holy Days of Obligation".
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For Our Nordmenn: What Happens to Federal Religious Holidays in the Absence of a State Church? - 27/05/2012 01:33:20 PM 1178 Views
Nothing, they are federal holidays still because of strong unions, not religion - 27/05/2012 06:58:52 PM 599 Views
Hypocrisy FTW, eh? - 27/05/2012 11:04:38 PM 741 Views
No. - 27/05/2012 11:16:11 PM 558 Views
Nothing. - 27/05/2012 07:03:07 PM 553 Views
Replacing it with another, secular, holiday seems the responsible thing to do. - 27/05/2012 11:15:11 PM 521 Views
People. Don't. Care. - 27/05/2012 11:29:07 PM 579 Views
Most of them are stolen from heden traditions and have nothing to do with christianity. - 27/05/2012 07:15:55 PM 837 Views
It's all about watching Kalle Anka and Karl-Bertil Jonsson - 27/05/2012 07:40:45 PM 600 Views
YES! *NM* - 27/05/2012 10:48:06 PM 577 Views
Thanksgiving isn't a religious holiday. - 27/05/2012 08:43:58 PM 630 Views
That is rather debatable. - 28/05/2012 12:08:53 AM 696 Views
The Distinction - 29/05/2012 07:41:47 PM 643 Views
This succession of two long weekends is rather nice, yes. - 28/05/2012 01:41:05 AM 539 Views
I think Grunnlovsdagen ate Ascension Day. - 28/05/2012 02:57:27 AM 642 Views
It's funny how you use "federal" to mean "mandated by national government". - 28/05/2012 03:49:17 PM 562 Views
I was thinking more "central" government, but OK. - 28/05/2012 04:26:38 PM 584 Views
Re: I was thinking more "central" government, but OK. - 28/05/2012 04:50:32 PM 547 Views
Re: I was thinking more "central" government, but OK. - 01/06/2012 02:03:40 AM 752 Views
I think you've got the Scotland Act backwards. - 01/06/2012 09:48:36 AM 676 Views
I did, though the practical effect is much the same. - 01/06/2012 08:41:03 PM 648 Views
There's a lot of countries that call "devolution" federalism, though. - 01/06/2012 09:52:23 PM 652 Views
What about when most of the country is still under central control? - 02/06/2012 10:25:47 AM 564 Views
I wasn't saying the UK is a normal federal country. - 02/06/2012 10:17:08 PM 604 Views
There is a Campaign for an English Parliament. - 03/06/2012 10:12:21 AM 557 Views

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