New Year's Eve: The Most Boring Holiday after Arbor Day

3894 · 12-23-2006, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I've grown rather fond of Columbus Day myself

Listen, Columbus Day is raw excitement compared to New Year's Eve.

innerSpaceman · 12-23-2006, 09:15 AM

Why is it that only the third quarter holidays have an "Eve?" Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve ... heck, even Halloween is actually an Eve!

Why no Labor Day Eve, or Independence Day Eve? Where's Memorial Day Eve and Washington's Birthday Eve??

But with the exception of Christmas (and xmas eve is no slouch), those late year eves have become more holidays than the holidays they were created to precede ... purportedly because there was such bloody excitement about those major holidays.

But now? New Year's Day is a day for complete nothingness and energy conservation. All Saint's Day is an absolute non-entity, while Hallow'een is up there with the big boys.

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Perhaps because I grew up just outside New York City, New Years Eve has always been a big deal for me. The lightbulb ball drop was real ... it happened live - - it actually signified midnight (and not midnight 3 hours ago). My brother and sister and I were always allowed to stay up late, and to throw confetti all over the house at the strike of twelve.

The childhood parties just naturally segued to teenage parties and then adult parties. There have been perhaps three NYEs where I haven't gone out to a party. Those were weird anomalies ... and I hope to have very few repeats. I find the thought of New Years Eve alone more depressing than the prospect of either Christmas or Valentine's Day alone.

It's just wrong, and more than a bit sad.

oh christ, where's my bacon? I'm feeling lonely.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-23-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Why is it that only the third quarter holidays have an "Eve?" Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve ... heck, even Halloween is actually an Eve!

Erev Yom Kippur? Erev Shabbat every week?

Notice that all the ones that do have Eves are religious in origin (New Years being timed to Jesus's bris). I suspect it's at least partially a holdover from the Jewish tradition of holidays beginning at sundown the night before.

innerSpaceman · 12-23-2006, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Notice that all the ones that do have Eves are religious in origin (New Years being timed to Jesus's bris). I suspect it's at least partially a holdover from the Jewish tradition of holidays beginning at sundown the night before.

Heheh, I love the subversiveness in so much being attributable to the jews. And it secretly and subtlely pleases me no end that the uber-celebration of Christmas is due to 30% jew, 60% pagan and 10% christian.

But, huh ... New Year's is timed to the Bris of Jesus??!?!? Please tell me you just made that up!

tracilicious · 12-23-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

But, huh ... New Year's is timed to the Bris of Jesus??!?!? Please tell me you just made that up!

Lol, I'm supposing he was being facetious, as historically, Jesus couldn't have been born anywhere near December. Very funny though.

12-23-2006, 09:15 AM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Why is it that only the third quarter holidays have an "Eve?" Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve ... heck, even Halloween is actually an Eve! Why no Labor Day Eve, or Independence Day Eve? Where's Memorial Day Eve and Washington's Birthday Eve?? But with the exception of Christmas (and xmas eve is no slouch), those late year eves have become more holidays than the holidays they were created to precede ... purportedly because there was such bloody excitement about those major holidays. But now? New Year's Day is a day for complete nothingness and energy conservation. All Saint's Day is an absolute non-entity, while Hallow'een is up there with the big boys. * * * * * * * Perhaps because I grew up just outside New York City, New Years Eve has always been a big deal for me. The lightbulb ball drop was real ... it happened live - - it actually signified midnight (and not midnight 3 hours ago). My brother and sister and I were always allowed to stay up late, and to throw confetti all over the house at the strike of twelve. The childhood parties just naturally segued to teenage parties and then adult parties. There have been perhaps three NYEs where I haven't gone out to a party. Those were weird anomalies ... and I hope to have very few repeats. I find the thought of New Years Eve alone more depressing than the prospect of either Christmas or Valentine's Day alone. It's just wrong, and more than a bit sad. oh christ, where's my bacon? I'm feeling lonely.
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