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Diwali
Lesley Madigan wrote:
Although our local Co-Op has posters wishing a "Happy Diwali" it's been nothing more than a few fireworks in the distace around here (and some bargain prices on Indian sauces and naan bread etc)... Thankfully Eid celebrations don't involve fireworks as that's the big festval around here Is that because of a large Pakistani population where you live? I was wondering why Diwali was such a big deal over there - I was under the (apparently mistaken) impression that most of the Asians living in the UK were from Pakistan and not India. Does that depend on which part of the UK? Or are there large communities of both throughout the country? At my workplace, for the holiday all the Hindus got together and brought in (excellent) Indian food, and treated all of us for lunch! This is the second year they did this. I'm starting to enjoy Diwali a lot. -- Joyce There is no alternative to being yourself. |
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On 11/7/2014 5:16 PM, Bastette wrote:
Lesley Madigan wrote: Although our local Co-Op has posters wishing a "Happy Diwali" it's been nothing more than a few fireworks in the distace around here (and some bargain prices on Indian sauces and naan bread etc)... Thankfully Eid celebrations don't involve fireworks as that's the big festval around here Is that because of a large Pakistani population where you live? I was wondering why Diwali was such a big deal over there - I was under the (apparently mistaken) impression that most of the Asians living in the UK were from Pakistan and not India. Does that depend on which part of the UK? Or are there large communities of both throughout the country? At my workplace, for the holiday all the Hindus got together and brought in (excellent) Indian food, and treated all of us for lunch! This is the second year they did this. I'm starting to enjoy Diwali a lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali Sounds like a good time, and for good reasons. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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Although our local Co-Op has posters wishing a "Happy Diwali"
it's been nothing more than a few fireworks in the distace around here Thankfully Eid celebrations don't involve fireworks as that's the big festval around here Is that because of a large Pakistani population where you live? I was wondering why Diwali was such a big deal over there - I was under the (apparently mistaken) impression that most of the Asians living in the UK were from Pakistan and not India. Does that depend on which part of the UK? Or are there large communities of both throughout the country? There are about 3 times as many Muslims as Hindus in the UK. Both are spread out fairly evenly, though there are lot of Gujarati Hindus in one part of England (the Midlands somewhere). Southall (in West London) is mostly Sikh. One group we don't have a lot of, visibly, is Shia Muslims, though they probably outnumber Sunnis in the subcontinent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio...United_Kingdom The largest religious grouping in the UK is None, though our places of worship (None-eries) are rather discreet and low-profile, so nobody realizes how many of us there are. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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Diwali and lack of religion in UK
On 11/7/2014 7:57 PM, Jack Campin wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio...United_Kingdom The largest religious grouping in the UK is None, though our places of worship (None-eries) are rather discreet and low-profile, so nobody realizes how many of us there are. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin I've heard the church of Meown (not like meow, the cat word, but pronounced me, like "me and him" and own like "I own a car.") is growing rapidly in UK. I've talked to Mormon Missionaries, and they often hear "I've got meown religion". -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On Friday, November 7, 2014 2:16:18 PM UTC-8, Bastette wrote:
Is that because of a large Pakistani population where you live? Largely Bengali and Bangladeshi and the vast majority are Muslim Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Diwali
Lesley Madigan wrote:
On Friday, November 7, 2014 2:16:18 PM UTC-8, Bastette wrote: Is that because of a large Pakistani population where you live? Largely Bengali and Bangladeshi and the vast majority are Muslim Oh, right (duh!). -- Joyce "Yes, but humans are more important than animals," said Brutha. "This is a point of view often expressed by humans," said Om. (Small Gods) |
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