Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Holidays/Archive 1

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I think your idea for categorizing holidays is great: nice heirarchy. Though I don't want to join the project, I commend your effort--I'd like to see what the project produces. I'm interested in what holidays England has, for example, as opposed to the US. I know how it feels to be the sole member of a project (see WP:WPAG), so I hope more people join! Good luck! &mdash; Frecklefoot | Talk 18:54, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)


 * Gee, thanks.  &mdash;  Il&gamma;&alpha;&eta;&epsilon;&rho;   (T&alpha;l&kappa;)  19:01, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * I just thought of something, but it may not need to be addressed until it happens. But some holidays may not fit nicely into one slot.  For example, Christmas is, technically, a Christian holiday.  However, in the US, many atheists and agnostics celebrate it, omitting any religious references (e.g. They emphasize Santa Claus, presents, etc.).  I guess this is not a huge problem since these holidays could just be slapped into two places in the heirarchy.   &mdash; Frecklefoot | Talk 20:06, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)


 * I suppose Christmas could be slapped into and  .   &mdash;  Il&gamma;&alpha;&eta;&epsilon;&rho;   (T&alpha;l&kappa;)  20:13, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * Is there not a category that would cover holidays celebrated internationally, but not specific to any religion. Placing it in those two categories might make you think it is only celebrated christians and people from the US. I'm not sure anyone will think that, I'm just a bit of a perfectionist :) Darksun 17:20, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * I don't think that anyone is confused about whether Christmas is a Christian holiday. People celebrate it in a variety of ways, but it is, at the base level, about the birth of Christ, and I suspect that most people would classify it based on that. (Certainly *not* as a national holiday!) Elf | Talk 21:57, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * But then, you have holidays like Valentine's day and Haloween, which are both Christian holiday's, but generally not celebrated for religious reasons. Darksun 08:26, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * But they are religious holidays, and I suppose you could add that to the article. They are also celbrated nationally (like Christmas in US and England I think). If anyone has any more ideas, please lend them, my proposal is simply a tentative one.  &mdash;  Il&gamma;&alpha;&eta;&epsilon;&rho;   (T&alpha;l&kappa;)  21:21, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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first i think that this is an excellent idea for a projecti may want to help. second i think with something like this, we have to keep in mind wikipedia is more than international. so not only holidays from just the us should be included but all over the world. also other religions should be included ex: buddhism, pagan ritual etc. this could get really big if you include things like the holiday for cities being founded or county/state holidays etc. imagine the possibilities! --Larsie 21:35, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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