Coss Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Easter is, fortunately an event that seems to have gone unnoticed in Lao. Indeed they closed a couple of churches in the south if you can believe - advocacy group, Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF). And for the sake of plausible deniability, I don't think it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I am very surprised it hasn't been seized on by Thai businesses. Thais have turned Christmas into a sales event here, one devoid of religious connotations. I wonder why they don't go for Easter as well - with chocolate bunnies, coloured eggs, Easter baskets etc. Seems like a good way to get kids to demand their parents spend money. p.s. The bunny painting an egg emoticon seems to have disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I am very surprised it hasn't been seized on by Thai businesses. Thais have turned Christmas into a sales event here isn't christmas, valentine, halloween, oktoberfest enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Bet you can get a great Easter dinner in Wien. ...but it's friggin' snowing here today!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I am very surprised it hasn't been seized on by Thai businesses. Thais have turned Christmas into a sales event here, one devoid of religious connotations. I wonder why they don't go for Easter as well - with chocolate bunnies, coloured eggs, Easter baskets etc. Seems like a good way to get kids to demand their parents spend money. p.s. The bunny painting an egg emoticon seems to have disappeared. My wife, since moving to the U.S. three years ago, has learned that if she wiats until the day after Halloween and Easter, she can buy candy for less than half price. She saves most of it to take back to LOS for her mother and sister's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 That's why the nutter in California created Kwanzaa - an alleged harvest festival - in the winter, from the day after Christmas to New Year's Day. He readily admitted to the timing in TV interviews. He also picked Swahili, the language of the East African slave and ivory trade, because it was fairly easy to learn (even though it has absolutely nothing to do with African Americans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 isn't christmas, valentine, halloween, oktoberfest enough? If I were a merchant and saw some sales in it, I would say it is definitely not enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 http://www.trilulilu.ro/video-animatie/bugs-bunny-easter-yeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 If I were a merchant and saw some sales in it, I would say it is definitely not enough! so what holidays and festivals would you add then with which products? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Any I could make money from. I remember hearing it said when I was a kid that Christmas was the Jewish merchants' favourite holiday. I don't think Hannukah would go over. Not exciting enough. And forget Ramadan. Who the hell wants to go hungry and thirsty all day, just so you can pig out at night? Thais like fun holidays and ignore all of the religious stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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