Well, Fibonacci fit (but just barely), so I'm taking it and hope to finish it (or at least procure some nice buttons from the dressmaker shop near my parents for it).
Dragonknitter: Eid is the feast at the end of Ramadan, which is a month of fasting that Muslims do. It's the closest thing to a "winter holiday" in Islam (at least, that's my understanding. I suppose some liberal Muslims might celebrate Christmas as it's my understanding that they consider Christ "one of the prophets"). Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights.
Both of them typically occur close to Christmas, but as both are (IIRC) based on a lunar calendar, they move about in the calendar we use from year to year.
I went to high school with people from a variety of faiths, and I like to try to include as many in my good wishes as possible.
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thank you for those explanations. i tend to say happy holidays, as i don't always know someone's religious persuasion (i work in telephone sales, lol, and you can't always tell by the voice. i'm sure some person who says r as arra (think deep south) may well be offended if i wished them a merry christmas, and they were pagan or wiccan, lol) have a safe trip, and thanks for the extra post. glad you fit the fibonacci in.
merry christmas, even if you're away, lol!
i've been hearing alot about fires downyour way, hope everything is ok
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