Winterval - The word & its usage

[Hetairoi]

I rang the SBC today to arrange the disposal of an old 3 piece suite. The answer message informed me they were closed until the 3rd January?.

You could just make the request online - http://www.do-it-online.org.uk/officeforms/stf/MS_bulky_household_item_removal_1.ofml

Indeed it isn't a bank holiday, but Councils are by no means the only organisations that close for the Winterval period.

Winterval!

You have done that on purpose, nobody uses that ridiculous word!




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[henryscat]

I used it which makes your statement patently incorrect...

 

[Hetairoi]

I used it which makes your statement patently incorrect...

You only used it to wind me up!

 

[henryscat]

I used it which makes your statement patently incorrect...

You only used it to wind me up!

Hotairoi - for information, it is a term I use quite often in conversation. If you think it was entirely aimed at you then you flatter yourself!!!

 

[jagman]

for information, it is a term I use quite often in conversation. If you think it was entirely aimed at you then you flatter yourself!!!

No. It's a term you use because you know it will wind people up, make you 'controversial' and provide you with yet more attention.

 

[Goldilox]

for information, it is a term I use quite often in conversation. If you think it was entirely aimed at you then you flatter yourself!!!

No. It's a term you use because you know it will wind people up, make you 'controversial' and provide you with yet more attention.

FWIW I use the term myself as a useful shorthand for "the extended festive period around and including, but necessarily limited to Christmas". But then maybe I'm just attention seeking too...

 

[henryscat]

FWIW I use the term myself as a useful shorthand for "the extended festive period around and including, but necessarily limited to Christmas"..

Indeed and its a pretty inoffensive word to get wound up over!! I do use it in conversation regularly, admittedly tongue in cheek sometimes and have never known it to annoy or offend - but then 99.9% of people are capable of taking it in the spirit it is meant. In fact I'm sure in previous Decembers I'll have used it in postings on here without any comment being made.

 

[Withnail]

In fact I'm sure in previous Decembers I'll have used it in postings on here without any comment being made.

You mean like here?

 

[Hetairoi]

FWIW I use the term myself as a useful shorthand for "the extended festive period around and including, but necessarily limited to Christmas"..

Indeed and its a pretty inoffensive word to get wound up over!! I do use it in conversation regularly, admittedly tongue in cheek sometimes and have never known it to annoy or offend - but then 99.9% of people are capable of taking it in the spirit it is meant. In fact I'm sure in previous Decembers I'll have used it in postings on here without any comment being made.

Do you also call Ramadan 'Summerval' so you don't offend the Christians!

I also object to it being called 'the festive season' because it is just a PC way of not calling it what it really is which is Christmas!

 

[tek-monkey]

It's not really Christmas though, nobody gives a toss about the religious aspect its just time off work to spend with the family and friends. You could call it decemberween and it'd be no different.

 

[henryscat]

In fact I'm sure in previous Decembers I'll have used it in postings on here without any comment being made.

You mean like here?

Yep, like there!

"In 2010, nobody died"

 

[henryscat]

I also object to it being called 'the festive season' because it is just a PC way of not calling it what it really is which is Christmas!

Define Christmas.

 

[Thehooperman]

Apparently Winterval was a term used by Birmingham City Council to describe a series of public events from November through to December 1997.

When it was first used it was misconstrued to be a pc means of describing the Christmas period without offending non christians.

Anyway carry on using the term if you want to Henryscat, its fine with me.

Happy Winterval to one and all

 

[Graham]

I also object to it being called 'the festive season' because it is just a PC way of not calling it what it really is which is Christmas!

Define Christmas.

An annual christian celebration held on the 25th of December commemorating the birth of Christ?

 

[stoofer34]

Be careful mustn't offend anyone!

Tut

S

 

[Goldilox]

I also object to it being called 'the festive season' because it is just a PC way of not calling it what it really is which is Christmas!

Define Christmas.

An annual christian celebration held on the 25th of December commemorating the birth of Christ?

If you want to be pedantic about it, it's actually the 12 days from then until Epiphany. Either way you'd be excluding New Year's Eve/Hogmanay which is not part of the Christian festival.

 

[basil]

I also object to it being called 'the festive season' because it is just a PC way of not calling it what it really is which is Christmas!

Define Christmas.

Define God.......

 

[Graham]

Define Christmas.

An annual christian celebration held on the 25th of December commemorating the birth of Christ?

If you want to be pedantic about it, it's actually the 12 days from then until Epiphany. Either way you'd be excluding New Year's Eve/Hogmanay which is not part of the Christian festival.

You could also argue that Christmas was hijacked by early christians from ancient Britons' winter solstice celebrations to suit their needs. Along with holly, mistletoe etc.

 

[tek-monkey]

Why does his birthday stay static, but his resurrection move?

 

[basil]

Why does his birthday stay static, but his resurrection move?

......Paganism?........