tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317471.post1305874159259295639..comments2024-03-11T19:13:57.423+00:00Comments on Catholic Conclave: Latvia: Christmas remains bannedCatholic Conclavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06227218883606585321noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317471.post-53171228947985586082011-12-20T09:10:01.392+00:002011-12-20T09:10:01.392+00:00Thank you, Oleg-Michael for explaining the situati...Thank you, Oleg-Michael for explaining the situation. In fact, the religious holidays in Latvia are those celebrated by the Lutheran majority. Establishing new ones would create pretext for other religious communities to make their feasts public holidays, too. We, catholics, too, could ask for Assumption (very popular in Latvia) or Corpus Christi (public holiday in many West European countries).Andris Amoliņšhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741454672016640269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317471.post-25978567736592444332011-12-12T23:19:50.977+00:002011-12-12T23:19:50.977+00:00The title of this piece is twice wrong. First, of ...The title of this piece is twice wrong. First, of course, Christmas is not "banned" in Latvia. It is absolutely OK to celebrate Christmas, on whichever date you want. It's just about not making it a public holiday. And second, it is not "Christmas", but rather the day when those who follow the (outdated and inaccurate) Julian calendar celebrate Christmas. This is about theOleg-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794877449768663903noreply@blogger.com