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Whose Majesty’s Government?

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Compton and Carteret are discussed in reference to “Her Majesty’s Government.” Unless there is something about George II that we don’t know, that seems incorrect. — crism (talk) 15:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Placement of holidays

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Would it be possible to place Shrove Tuesday ahead of Mardi Gras, as it is more recognisable as a religious holiday? If not that's totally cool, but please give a reason for why not. Outback the koala (talk) 18:14, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure exactly why Mardi Gras was originally added to appear first.[1]. In comparing the two articles, it appears two different significant ways were developed to observe the day before the beginning to Lent. As the Shrove Tuesday page says, on the one hand, "Christians are expected to go to confession in preparation for the penitential season of turning to God". On the other hand, we have that it "is analogous to the continuing the Carnival tradition associated with Mardi Gras (and its various names in different countries) that continued separately in European Catholic countries." (emphasis added)
And as the Mardi Gras article currently reads, "Similar expressions to Mardi Gras appear in other European languages sharing the Christian tradition. In English, the day is called Shrove Tuesday, associated with the religious requirement for confession before Lent begins." (emphasis added)
But rather than trying to debate which one has more worldwide significance, I'd rather keep them in a neutral alphabetical order. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:49, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ok while we are english wikipedia... thanks! :) Outback the koala (talk) 08:00, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

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howcheng {chat} 17:13, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

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howcheng {chat} 23:37, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

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howcheng {chat} 09:13, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

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howcheng {chat} 07:33, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

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howcheng {chat} 08:57, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request

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I suggest adding Day of the Shining Star. This is the second most important national public holiday in North Korea (we have an OTD for the most important one, Day of the Sun on April 15). We used to have one for Kim Jong-un's birthday on January 8, before it was pointed out that it's not a holiday. Consequentially, I think we have room for this one. – Finnusertop (talkcontribs) 18:26, 6 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

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Today marks the first day we are including births and deaths as a regular feature instead of only on centennial anniversaries.

howcheng {chat} 10:40, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

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howcheng {chat} 07:57, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

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howcheng {chat} 04:06, 19 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

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howcheng {chat} 19:27, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

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howcheng {chat} 07:40, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

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howcheng {chat} 07:43, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]