I guess it's just a fact that we live in a mostly Christian society, with a very strong Christian background. Obviosuly there are hundreds of other important people who'd deserve to have a holiday named after them, but none of them had such an impact on Western society as Jesus Christ. Yes, that is very true (I don't like it all that much, but it is true *lol*). I'm not saying anything against the day itself - or any other christian holiday. Obviously it'd be chaos to include holidays from other countries - people would never work again *g* And I really find the American concept a bit, uhm, strange - it's one thing to be against religious symbols - personally I don't like crucifixes in school rooms either - but when you're not even allowed to have a christmas tree in your office - well. Of course, I do believe that this is NOT what the average American thinks up. The only thing that annoys me is that Germany is one of the very few countries where you really can't do ANYTHING on Good Friday. It's okay that no shops are opened, but if I can only listen to music on low volume... There are no open events allowed. And when even a small theater is not allowed to show a play - not even a funny one, say "R&G Are Dead" - that's a bit much. I just think it goes too far for a holiday when about 40% of the population don't care about the background.
I guess it's just a fact that we live in a mostly Christian society, with a very strong Christian background. Obviosuly there are hundreds of other important people who'd deserve to have a holiday named after them, but none of them had such an impact on Western society as Jesus Christ.
Yes, that is very true (I don't like it all that much, but it is true *lol*). I'm not saying anything against the day itself - or any other christian holiday. Obviously it'd be chaos to include holidays from other countries - people would never work again *g* And I really find the American concept a bit, uhm, strange - it's one thing to be against religious symbols - personally I don't like crucifixes in school rooms either - but when you're not even allowed to have a christmas tree in your office - well. Of course, I do believe that this is NOT what the average American thinks up. The only thing that annoys me is that Germany is one of the very few countries where you really can't do ANYTHING on Good Friday. It's okay that no shops are opened, but if I can only listen to music on low volume... There are no open events allowed. And when even a small theater is not allowed to show a play - not even a funny one, say "R&G Are Dead" - that's a bit much. I just think it goes too far for a holiday when about 40% of the population don't care about the background.
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