Celebrating other people's religious festivals for fun a profit?

[naath]

I celebrate Christian festivals such as Christmas and Easter even though I'm not Christian; I've decided to extend this practice to more *useful* features of religious observance than scoffing too much turkey and chocolate. In this vein I am
*giving up all alcohol for Lent
*going to clean the house top-to-toe in preparation for Passover, although I have no intention of actually celebrating Passover (nor of throwing out all the bread etc.)

I have mad a fabulous start to this plan ahahahaha by developing sinusitis which makes me feel like some fucker punched me in the eye. Sudafed seems to be working.

Comments

[gerald_duck]

Well, I guess sinusitis doesn't interfere with the giving-up-alcohol half, at least…

[sath.livejournal.com]

In that case I vote you take a Hindu tradition and have a vegetarian day one day a week! :D
(It's good for you! honest!)

[naath.livejournal.com]

I mostly do; although I could be more formal about it.

[hatter.livejournal.com]

I extend this philosophy beyond religion, into ethnicity too - USA Independence Day is just as good an excuse for enjoying fireworks as guy fawkes, diwali and NYE.


the hatter

[curious-reader.livejournal.com]

You inherite sinusitis usually from a close relative. I got it from my mother. I was all right all the other years and suddenly I got it since September and oculd not enjoy the big marathon of Jewish High Holidays and festivals properly which went until mid October. I am sometimes better and sometimes ill. You are not alone this winter with these health problems. I take a lot of herbal remedies plus inhaling with camomile. Too many painkillers causes me stomach aches.