Talk:Religion calendar

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I don't think Dragon Boat Festival qualifies as a Chinese religious holiday. Which religion ? -- PFHLai from Wikipedia, 13:04, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

I was thinking that it could be renamed Dragon Festival as there is more to it than boat races. However, this is a traditional Chinese festival observed on its lunisolar date. It is likely that it is a Taoist observance, though I'm no expert. --Gareth Hughes 14:41, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

AFAIK, the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the death of 屈原, a patriotic poet who jumped into a river and drowned himself on the fifth day of the fifth month some twenty-something centuries ago. I have no clue how or when the Taoists took over the festivities. I usually "celebrate" Dragon Boat Festival by studying for the upcoming final exams, maybe I miss something. ..... :-( -- PFHLai from Wikipedia, 16:32, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

OK. This makes me wonder when a certain observance is considered to be religious or not. For me, St Patrick's Day is a religious event; for others, it is a celebration of some kind of Irish cultural event. I included the Dragon Boat Festival simply because it is a significant day in the traditional calendar, and I'm not sure whether we should just remove it because it doesn't seem all that religious. What do you think? --Gareth Hughes 17:55, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

I would suggest removing it till it's confirmed that Taoists indeed have something special to do on this day. I ain't a Taoist, so I don't know. -- PFHLai from Wikipedia, 18:03, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The light's on but...

... is anyone home? This page seems to be structured as high-maintenance, and nobody is doing it. Not good. Andrewa 09:31, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template

The calendar that seems to magically appear on the right is from a template {{Observer}} found here. Not sure what the intent of this template was, but does not seem to be finished. I will give it a try. Rev Bem 01:35, 17 October 2007 (UTC)