FIYAH pan christmas

[Emperah]

Fiyah because it's not reality.

Fiyah because ppl widout money suffer more at dis time den any oddah.

Fiyah cah nuff yutes haffee guh skkkool an talk bout wah dem neh get

Fiyah cah Yashua wasn't born on the 25th of decembah

Fiyah fi all dem dat seh it nuh mattah an it's de principle dat counts....<span style="font-style: italic">that is soooo bogus,,read de previous</span>

Fiyah fi de merchants dem who only care bout dem bottom line (at de cost of working class ppl)

Fiyah pan de christian dem who nuh kno bout Jeremiah 10

Fiyah pan all a unno who waan fi tunn de fiyah back pan de I, especially when unno kno seh mi is in no position fi run weh


Jeremiah 10:1-10 <span style="font-style: italic">
1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.</span>
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Fiyah fi de mount of lying that goes on in this season.
lying bout a man inna red suit name santa...look pan de letta dem...

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Santa</span> can easily be tunn inna <span style="font-size: 14pt">Satan</span> two a dem inna red suit



deer weh fly
santa all now naah get chawge fi B&amp;E
ppl at work who nuh chat tuh yuh all year or chat bout yuh an try cut yuh choat, now waan come shake off yuh hann bout merry christmas MORE FIYAH

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

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Fiyah pan ppl weh ah bun fiyah pan odda ppl....

mi no believe inna no dyam Santa needa..... an mi no teach mi son dat.....bout Santa...

[MrsBlue]

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<span style="color: #3333FF">dahJah </span>

[Fyah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Saint Nicholas
The Dutch has their very own tradition in December, Sinterklaas. This man should not be mistaken for Santa Claus even if they do have kind of the same job. Sinterklaas does not come from the North Pole and he does not have reindeers, brownies or a red cap with a tuft. Sinterklaas lives in Spain and he has a white horse. Instead of the brownies he has Zwarte Pieten, Black Piets, who assist him on his journey, little helpers with dark skin and colourful clothes.

They all board a ship sailing from Spain to a port (different every year) in the Netherlands and when arriving, they are welcomed by the mayor and citizens. They arrive sometime in mid November just in time for the annual parade which is the start of the “Sinterklaas season”. The following weeks are spent to the assessment of the behavior of the children during the past year. In short, if they have been naughty or nice. He keeps this information in a large leather bound book, with gold print. They get to sit on his lap and then he asks them about their behavior during the year. And you can not lie to Sinterklaas, can you? That is why naughty children go straight into the sack and have to go back to Spain with Sinterklaas.

The eve of December 5th is a special day for all Dutch children. This is when Sinterklaas rides around the country on his white horse. Children put shoes under the chimney and they also place a piece of carrot in them as a reward for the horse. Sinterklaas stops at the roof of the houses and send a Piet down the chimney to put some kind of gift in the shoes. This is often a piece of chocolate in the form of the receiver's first initial and pepernoten, small hard cookies. This is a very busy time for Sinterklaas, in the day he visits schools and other places and in the evening people's homes. He knocks on the door and hand out gifts from his sack.

Of course he needs a bit help sometimes, so kind souls dress up in a red cape with golden embroidery over white clothes, fix themselves a nice white beard and put a mitre-shaped red hat with a golden cross on their heads and grab a golden shepherd’s staff to go with that. These clothes are much similar to the ones worn by bishops. This because the model of Sinterklaas is said to have been Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Myra in Turkey born in 271 AD. There are numerous legends about his good deeds. One story is that he saved three little girls from being sold by their poor father. By throwing three golden pieces for their dowry through the window he saved them from a future in despair. It just happen to be that the gifts landed in the stockings that the girls had hung up by the fireplace to dry. Another story say that he brought three children back to life after they had been chopped up by a butcher. He just put the pieces together and prayed and suddenly they were alive without a scratch. He is also the patron saint of the sailors after calming a storm at sea and when doing that he saved the lives of many people, including himself. Old scripts say that Saint Nicholas died on the 6th of December in 343 AD, that is why he is remembered this time a year. His relics have been the subject of some disagreements, but they are said to be in Bari in Italy since 1087.

Saint Nicholas connection to shipping might explain why Sinterklaas is said to live in Spain. In the 17th century the Netherlands was a major shipping nation and the country had close connections with Spain. This would also explain the dark colour of the skin of the Zwarte Pieten, since Spain naturally gets more sun than northern Europe. Another explanation for it could be the constant climbing up and down sooty chimneys.

The celebration of Sinterklaas is foremost for children and families, but some friends also celebrate with giving each other gifts. Short humorous rhymes or poems are attached to the gifts and they often have a personal touch. There are a number of popular songs about Sinterklaas and the stories surrounding him. Special food that is close connected to the celebration are Speculaas, a spiced cake filled with almond paste. Marzipan is another appreciated goodie.

On Christmas, the 25th and 26th of December, Santa Claus visit some families and bring gifts. Others just do not care for the American fellow and all the fuss around him. Which is actually quite ironic since it was the Dutch people themselves that brought him along when they settled in New Amsterdam (present-day New York) in the 17th century. </div></div>

[halfwaytree]

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Like the decorating of the tree and the singing of the Carols, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without daJah's annual &quot;Fiya pan Christmas&quot; tread.

[uswe]

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Dahjah, I take it you won't be celebrating then?

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Milo Man*</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Like the decorating of the tree and the singing of the Carols, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without daJah's annual &quot;Fiya pan Christmas&quot; tread.

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I haven't been able to do it fi past couple years cah de one blugiant always beat mi to it

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dahjah, I take it you won't be celebrating then? </div></div>
what is dere to celebrate bredren?
I will go to mi parents house fi de gyadderin an food doe

[Emperah]

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When Christmas Was Banned
The early colonies and Christmas. How did they handle that holiday?



Once Upon A Time, When Christmas Was Banned...
by C. Danko



Outlawing the celebration of Christmas sounds a little extreme, but it happened.



In fact, the culture and way of thinking that led to the ban was an important, as well as controversial, part of life in 17th and 18th century Massachusetts. The ban existed as law for only 22 years, but disapproval of Christmas celebration took many more years to change. In fact, it wasn't until the mid-1800s that celebrating Christmas became fashionable in the Boston region.



The Puritans who emigrated to Massachusetts to build a new life had several reason for disliking Christmas. First of all, it reminded them of the Church of England and the old-world customs, which they were trying to escape. Secondly, they didn't consider the holiday a truly religious day. December 25th wasn't selected as the birth date of Christ until several centuries after his death. Thirdly, the holiday celebration usually included drinking, feasting, and playing games - all things which the Puritans frowned upon. One such tradition, &quot;wassailing&quot; occasionally turned violent. The older custom entailed people of a lower economic class visiting wealthier community members and begging, or demanding, food and drink in return for toasts to their hosts' health. If a host refused, there was the threat of retribution. Although rare, there were cases of wassailing in early New England. Finally, the British had been applying pressure on the Puritans for a while to conform to English customs. The ban was probably as much political as it was religious for many.



&quot;For preventing disorders, arising in several places within this jurisdiction by reason of some still observing such festivals as were superstitiously kept in other communities, to the great dishonor of God and offense of others: it is therefore ordered by this court and the authority thereof that whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way, upon any such account as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall pay for every such offence five shilling as a fine to the county.&quot;

From the records of the General Court,
Massachusetts Bay Colony
May 11, 1659

Records indicate the first Christmas in the new world passed uneventfully. Some of the new settlers celebrated Christmas, while others did not. But the events of the second Christmas celebrated by Puritans in Massachusetts were documented by the group's governor, William Bradford. Sickness had wiped out many of their group, and for the first time they were facing hostility by one of the Native American tribes in the area. Bradford recorded that on the morning of the 25th, he had called everyone out to work, but some men from the newly arrived ship &quot;Fortune&quot; told him it was against their conscience to work on Christmas. He responded he would spare them &quot;until they were better informed.&quot; But when he returned at noon, he found them playing games in the street. His response, as noted in his writings was: &quot;If they made the keeping of it matter of devotion, let them keep their houses, but there should be no gameing or revelling in the streets.&quot;



That second Christmas was the first time the celebration was forbidden in Massachusetts, but the ban didn't make it into the law books until several years later. As the settlement grew, and more English emigrated to the area, tensions grew between the Puritans and British. The more pressure the English king exerted on the colonists, the more they resisted. In 1659, the ban became official. The General Court banned the celebration of Christmas and other such holidays at the same time it banned gambling and other lawless behavior, grouping all such behaviors together. The court placed a fine of five shillings on anyone caught feasting or celebrating the holiday in another manner.

&quot;The generality of Christmas-keepers observe that festival after such a manner as is highly dishonourable to the name of Christ. How few are there comparatively that spend those holidays (as they are called) after an holy manner. But they are consumed in Compotations, in Interludes, in playing at Cards, in Revellings, in excess of Wine, in mad Mirth ...&quot;

- Reverend Increase Mather, 1687

The ban was revoked in 1681 by an English-appointed governor Sir Edmund Andros, who also revoked a Puritan ban against festivities on Saturday night. But even after the ban was lifted, the majority of colonists still abstained from celebrations. Samuel Sewell, whose diary of life in Massachusetts Bay Colony was later published, made a habit of watching the holiday - specifically how it was observed - each year. &quot;Carts came to town and Shops open as is usual. Some, somehow, observe the day; but are vexed, I believe, that the Body of the People profane it, - and, blessed be God! no Authority yet to compel them to keep it,&quot; Sewell wrote in 1685.



© Copyright 2001 C. Danko

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[uswe]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SoreFooTdahJah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dahjah, I take it you won't be celebrating then? </div></div>
what is dere to celebrate bredren?
I will go to mi parents house fi de gyadderin an food doe </div></div>


Cyaan leave out di nyammins

[loops]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Fiyah because it's not reality.

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but

reality sucks

[Kurlie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SoreFooTdahJah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Santa</span> can easily be tunn inna <span style="font-size: 14pt">Satan</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">two a dem inna red suit </span>


deer weh fly
santa all now naah get chawge fi B&amp;E
ppl at work who nuh chat tuh yuh all year or chat bout yuh an try cut yuh choat, now waan come shake off yuh hann bout merry christmas MORE FIYAH


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bigga fyah..cause nowadays Santa wear any color him want

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Fiyah because it's not reality.

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but

reality sucks

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it does alot though doesn't it

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SoreFooTdahJah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dahjah, I take it you won't be celebrating then? </div></div>
what is dere to celebrate bredren?
I will go to mi parents house fi de gyadderin an food doe </div></div>


Cyaan leave out di nyammins </div></div>

anyhow mi seh mi naah come an try mek up excuse dem would pack up everyting an bring everting tuh fi mi yaad
mi will guh deh wid bout tree empty dish fi cyaar tings back

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsKurlie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SoreFooTdahJah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Santa</span> can easily be tunn inna <span style="font-size: 14pt">Satan</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">two a dem inna red suit </span>


deer weh fly
santa all now naah get chawge fi B&amp;E
ppl at work who nuh chat tuh yuh all year or chat bout yuh an try cut yuh choat, now waan come shake off yuh hann bout merry christmas MORE FIYAH


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bigga fyah..cause nowadays Santa wear any color him want </div></div>

Satan too