• Gork@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      27·
      10 天前

      If Toyotathon and Shark Week were made holidays I certainly wouldn’t complain.

  • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zipEnglish
    59·
    10 天前

    This day is not July 1st.

    Numbers is part of the old testament, before the calendar counting the days since Christ. It’s referring to the Jewish calendar instead.

    In Judaism, the year starts on Rosh Hashanah, which usually occurs around mid-September. The first day of the 7th month would be somewhere in March.

    Still doesn’t seem like Easter.

    • Hypocrite9554@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      9 天前

      I don’t care. I will take any excuse to listen to some Madness or the mighty mighty bosstones (ska fanatics please spare me i know the specials and selector exist…)

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      9 天前

      Actually this is about Rosh Hashanah, which is the first day of the seventh month despite being the beginning of the year. Calendars are fun.

      • 3abas@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 天前

        How is the first day of the seventh month also the beginning of the year on the same calendar?

        • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          9 天前

          Well, you know how the school year starts in September, and the fiscal year starts in July, and the calendar year starts in January, and those are all in the Gregorian calendar? Its sorta like that.

          • 3abas@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            9 天前

            Okay, walk your logic with us here, buddy…

            In the Jewish calendar, it’s the seventh month, so it isn’t the beginning of the year.

            In the Gregorian calendar, it’s the third month, so it’s not the beginning of the year.

            So which calendar are you using exactly?

            • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              9 天前

              Dude, it’s not my logic. It is literally how this particular calendar works.

              I don’t think it’s too hard for you but it may be too foreign. People tend to underestimate just how different other cultures can be. Just accept that it can be the seventh month and also the new year. Actually, there are four different new years in the Hebrew calendar, and one of them is even in the middle of a month.

              • 3abas@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                9 天前

                Got it. You didn’t explain it at all, but Wikipedia provided a decent summary:

                Two of these dates are especially prominent:

                1 Nisan is the ecclesiastical new year, i.e. the date from which months and festivals are counted.[23] Thus Passover (which begins on 15 Nisan) is described in the Torah as falling “in the first month”,[24] while Rosh Hashana (which begins on 1 Tishrei) is described as falling “in the seventh month”.[25] 1 Tishrei is the civil new year, and the date on which the year number advances. This date is known as Rosh Hashanah (lit. ‘head of the year’). Tishrei marks the end of one agricultural year and the beginning of another,[26] and thus 1 Tishrei is considered the new year for most agriculture-related commandments, including Shmita, Yovel, Maaser Rishon, Maaser Sheni, and Maaser Ani.

    • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 天前

      Just tell me what day kashrut law permits me to listen to Sublime, and I’ll do it… I have no desire to offend the old gods or the new.

    • 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      9·
      10 天前

      I’m up for it. As an American, this could easily turn into a week off work with July 4th just a few days later. Music, fireworks, and good food! It’ll be a great time!

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        10 天前

        Y’all deserve it with how little vacation time some of you get. I’m over here enjoying my bare minimum 28 annual days of PTO (though we count weekends unlike some other countries nearby)

    • NKBTN@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      9 天前

      It does, until you read the rest of the chapter, and realise you have to sacrifice a whole load of livestock and flour for a month, because god likes the smell.

  • CannedYeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    10 天前

    I had to look it up. It’s referring to Rosh Hashanah. It’s based on the Jewish Calendar.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        10 天前

        It really is one of those rare flawless albums where not only is there no bad or even mediocre songs, but every single one is an absolute banger!

        • DrDystopia@lemy.lolEnglish
          5·
          10 天前

          It’s still one of my all time favourite albums. 😌

          Nowadays it’s more like what’s your favourite YouTube channel and the world is a new and scary type of crazy. 😔

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    10 天前

    Looks like Canadians are the true followers of Christ.

    Context

    July 1st is Canada Day, which is a national holiday. It’s Canada’s version of July 4th.