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Post by Bonobo on Apr 21, 2018 21:44:02 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Apr 22, 2018 0:04:11 GMT 1
How very cool! Could it be they call it "Easter riting" because it is one of the rites used to celebrate Easter? Kind of like the rite of throwing water around on the Monday after Easter like they do in Poland...  |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 22, 2018 5:25:53 GMT 1
How very cool! Could it be they call it "Easter riting" because it is one of the rites used to celebrate Easter? Kind of like the rite of throwing water around on the Monday after Easter like they do in Poland... Yes, and as they pass through villages on their horses, the custom should be called its full name: The Rite of Passage.  |
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Post by jeanne on Apr 22, 2018 12:36:14 GMT 1
Yes, and as they pass through villages on their horses, the custom should be called its full name: The Rite of Passage. Come on...I assume you are joking with this play on words! In this case, it's hard for me to tell if you are serious or not! |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 22, 2018 14:50:07 GMT 1
In this case, it's hard for me to tell if you are serious or not! Why do you want to know this? ? ? ? |
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Post by jeanne on Apr 22, 2018 17:06:56 GMT 1
In this case, it's hard for me to tell if you are serious or not! Why do you want to know this? ? ? ? I'm asking this because I know you like to play around with English phrases... I'm sure this Rite of Passage you are referring to is called that because the horses/riders are passing through various towns/areas. In English, a Rite of Passage is a milestone occurrence in a person's life...for example reaching puberty, getting one's drivers' license, graduations from high school or university, in the U.S. turning 21 and buying that first legal drink, getting married, etc....for people who are Catholic, Rites of Passage might be Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation,; for Jews it would be a Bar Mitzvah for boys or a Bat Mitzvah for girls. [Some people even consider losing one's virginity as a rite of passage!  ] In view of this English use of the phrase, I was not sure if you were being ironic by saying the proper name of the horse event was Rite of Passage. |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 22, 2018 17:13:40 GMT 1
Why do you want to know this? ? ? ? I'm asking this because I know you like to play around with English phrases... I'm sure this Rite of Passage you are referring to is called that because the horses/riders are passing through various towns/areas. In English, a Rite of Passage is a milestone occurrence in a person's life...for example reaching puberty, getting one's drivers' license, graduations from high school or university, in the U.S. turning 21 and buying that first legal drink, getting married, etc....for people who are Catholic, Rites of Passage might be Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation,; for Jews it would be a Bar Mitzvah for boys or a Bat Mitzvah for girls. [Some people even consider losing one's virginity as a rite of passage! ] In view of this English use of the phrase, I was not sure if you were being ironic by saying the proper name of the horse event was Rite of Passage. Aaa, you thought I didn`t know the phrase! Yes, it was a joke. Well, on second thoughts I think we should keep it because for some riders it is a real Rite of Passage when they go through villages. |
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Post by jeanne on Apr 23, 2018 0:01:22 GMT 1
I'm asking this because I know you like to play around with English phrases... I'm sure this Rite of Passage you are referring to is called that because the horses/riders are passing through various towns/areas. In English, a Rite of Passage is a milestone occurrence in a person's life...for example reaching puberty, getting one's drivers' license, graduations from high school or university, in the U.S. turning 21 and buying that first legal drink, getting married, etc....for people who are Catholic, Rites of Passage might be Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation,; for Jews it would be a Bar Mitzvah for boys or a Bat Mitzvah for girls. [Some people even consider losing one's virginity as a rite of passage! ] In view of this English use of the phrase, I was not sure if you were being ironic by saying the proper name of the horse event was Rite of Passage. Aaa, you thought I didn`t know the phrase! Yes, it was a joke. Well, on second thoughts I think we should keep it because for some riders it is a real Rite of Passage when they go through villages. See? That's exactly what I thought you were doing...joking. But because of the language differences, I'm not always sure you are joking or not! Are you sure you were joking, or did you just say you were joking after you read my explanation??  |
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