Queen and Halloween
"Do the Italians bother with Halloween?" asked the Queen suddenly.
"Well, it is not really an Italian custom at all but it has become fashionable to ape the Americans in lots of things including all Hallows'Eve to give it its popular title. Anyway it is good business for shop selling costumes so it is suddenly fashionable to cut out pumpkins and dress up - a bit like Carnival really"
"Why is 1st November a holiday then?"the Queen asked.
"That was and still is a religious holiday - All Saints Day- that is when Italians remember their dearly departed so the cemeteries are crowded and florists stalls rake it in"
"You will be glad to know that Pagans in prison in NERD are to be given a day off work for Halloween" PC said sneering.
"Why?"
"Paganism is a religion so to be fair to everybody, they have a right to their holiday, just like the Msulims, Sikhs, Jews, Christians.
The Queen suddenly lost interest in the debate- she was a bit upset anyway at all the talk in the Press about whether God should be addressed as HE or SHE, hostesses banned from wearing religious symbols while at work and above all the fact that 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins, dedicated to deconstructing God, was becoming a bestseller in USA and NERD.
She felt uneasy as traditional customs seemed to be changing rapidly. She would hardly recognise her kingdom when she got it back!
"Let's plan our Roman Holiday" she said to cheer herself up.
"Well, it is not really an Italian custom at all but it has become fashionable to ape the Americans in lots of things including all Hallows'Eve to give it its popular title. Anyway it is good business for shop selling costumes so it is suddenly fashionable to cut out pumpkins and dress up - a bit like Carnival really"
"Why is 1st November a holiday then?"the Queen asked.
"That was and still is a religious holiday - All Saints Day- that is when Italians remember their dearly departed so the cemeteries are crowded and florists stalls rake it in"
"You will be glad to know that Pagans in prison in NERD are to be given a day off work for Halloween" PC said sneering.
"Why?"
"Paganism is a religion so to be fair to everybody, they have a right to their holiday, just like the Msulims, Sikhs, Jews, Christians.
The Queen suddenly lost interest in the debate- she was a bit upset anyway at all the talk in the Press about whether God should be addressed as HE or SHE, hostesses banned from wearing religious symbols while at work and above all the fact that 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins, dedicated to deconstructing God, was becoming a bestseller in USA and NERD.
She felt uneasy as traditional customs seemed to be changing rapidly. She would hardly recognise her kingdom when she got it back!
"Let's plan our Roman Holiday" she said to cheer herself up.
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