I just saw a discussion among corporate event planners where one person was upset that event organizers don’t give proper consideration to scheduling over top of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

I can appreciate the annoyance, when I was still a practicing Christian I would never think to schedule a work thing over Easter or Christmas. We should treat others with consideration, and should be mindful of what others view as important days. But I also don’t know what each religion considers to be major, non negotiable holidays. Do you?

Another question, does it matter where the event is? (for example, in the US should less consideration be given to holidays of religions that have fewer adherents?)

  • thejoker954@lemmy.world
    81·
    3 months ago

    One thing to consider is that certain holidays (despite being ‘religious’ in nature) arent really treated as religious by the masses.

    I dont believe in religions, but celibrate chrismas as a family holiday. Same with easter.

    However other holidays are really only going to by celibrated by the religious because there arent enough non practitioners who would also use those holidays.

    Theres also the fact that there is supposed to be a seperation of church and state but it is actually a christian controlled government.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 months ago

      Not necessarily, there are a lot of secular Jews who still celebrate chanukah and passover, and even Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        What is the ‘not necessarily’ to? I dont see how your comment disagrees with any of theirs.

        • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 months ago

          Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought they were saying that there are not other holidays observed by secular folks

          • Wrufieotnak
            1·
            3 months ago

            Yeah, that is the complete opposite of what the other comment said.

            What they said:

            • There are non-religious people who celebrate holidays with religious background
            • there are other religious holidays who are only celebrated by the really religious

            You provided a good example of the first case, that even non practicing Jews celebrate some holidays, same as many book Christians are celebrating Christmas.