tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post1678289111798577950..comments2024-03-29T06:56:06.476-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: Feast of the Seven Fishes -- A Southern Italian Christmas Eve TraditionShaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-75611659609205212182015-12-26T12:16:52.908-05:002015-12-26T12:16:52.908-05:00Ha! Sambuca! The Book Club at Oblio's meets e...Ha! Sambuca! The Book Club at Oblio's meets every monday after Christmas....and we all do a shot of Sambuca in celebration that the whole goddam thing is over! I prefer it over ouzo.okjimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013002335848390765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-87211809963922976742015-12-24T18:42:26.254-05:002015-12-24T18:42:26.254-05:00I'll be having a little of that espresso/sambu...I'll be having a little of that espresso/sambuca drink manana...<br /><br />Merry Christmas Shaw...<br /><br />And thanks for the 2 person recipes...<br /><br />daveDave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-57103481207586172872015-12-24T17:45:24.169-05:002015-12-24T17:45:24.169-05:00Hey! Happy Festivus to you and yours from us at th...Hey! Happy Festivus to you and yours from us at the Wank Files! The Wank Fileshttp://cdn.meme.am/instances/63765843.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-71474319530251603102015-12-24T17:42:28.111-05:002015-12-24T17:42:28.111-05:00Happy Holidays and may all your Twinkies be filled...Happy Holidays and may all your Twinkies be filled with the sweetest cream!<br /><br />Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042100406944856721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-3010516803251309952015-12-24T17:39:05.114-05:002015-12-24T17:39:05.114-05:00Oh, that looks terrific, Shaw.
Merry Christmas to...Oh, that looks terrific, Shaw.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and yours.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-49308717316262817512015-12-24T17:06:15.929-05:002015-12-24T17:06:15.929-05:00On my way to a Christmas Eve seven fishes feast as...On my way to a Christmas Eve seven fishes feast as well here in Philly.<br /><br />Best wishes to you and your family.<br /><br />Ray Cranstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04774617992524125630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-62925402182705406562015-12-24T15:42:48.601-05:002015-12-24T15:42:48.601-05:00"Why everyone can’t embrace what they enjoy a...<br /><br /> "Why everyone can’t embrace what they enjoy and just ignore what bugs them is beyond me," said Miss Prissy Pants. "And why does it bug them?" Said Miss Prissy Pants who doesn't follow her own advise when it comes to marriage equality. <br /><br />Why can't people like her just mind their own business when people who love each other want to marry. It doesn't affect other people's marriages so why do so many Christians have fits over it. "Why don't people just ignore what bugs them?"<br /><br /><br />Miss Prissy Pants: "I honestly CAN see when Christian objects are on public property; I get that. But our country was founded on this faith and it did us well until we started insulting it and removing things… correlation? I think so.<br /><br />Miss Prissy Pants doesn't know squat about what this country was "founded" on. But then they are the Stupid Party aren't they?<br /><br />The early colonists BANNED the celebration of Christmas. That's what our country was founded on.<br /><br />The original people who waged a WAR ON CHRISTMAS were devout Christians! Our country was founded on banning even saying "Merry Christmas" by Christians. <br /><br /><b>"All Christmas activities, including dancing, seasonal plays, games, singing carols, cheerful celebration and especially drinking were banned by the Puritan-dominated Parliament of England in 1644, with the Puritans of New England following suit. Christmas was outlawed in Boston, and the Plymouth colony made celebrating Christmas a criminal offense, according to "Once Upon a Gospel" (Twenty-Third Publications, 2008).<br /><br />Christmas trees and decorations were considered to be unholy pagan rituals, and the Puritans also banned traditional Christmas foods such as mince pies and pudding. Puritan laws required that stores and businesses remain open all day on Christmas, and town criers walked through the streets on Christmas Eve calling out "No Christmas, no Christmas!"<br /><br />In England, the ban on the holiday was lifted in 1660, when Charles II took over the throne. However, the Puritan presence remained in New England and Christmas did not become a legal holiday there until 1856. Even then, some schools continued to hold classes on December 25 until 1870."</b><br /><br /><br />Christians waged the original WAR on Christmas, not atheists, non-believers, or other religious sects.Anonymous Reader of TeaPublican Blogsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-22313990606753857412015-12-24T13:50:02.656-05:002015-12-24T13:50:02.656-05:00If you're Italian you know damn well that toda...If you're Italian you know damn well that today is Christmas -- the Feast of the Seven Fishes!<br /><br />From your Cousin Vinny.Vinnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-48026000902219572922015-12-24T10:14:19.997-05:002015-12-24T10:14:19.997-05:00Many thanks for the scrumptious recipes; this post...Many thanks for the scrumptious recipes; this post wins the Mandatory Bookmark award for 2015. BTW, I left a card for you at the other place.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-55658392103023141722015-12-24T09:15:10.496-05:002015-12-24T09:15:10.496-05:00That sounds positively decadent. Merry Christmas!That sounds positively decadent. Merry Christmas!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com