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- From: cantor@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (scott eric cantor)
- Subject: Re: Eddings and Chirstmas ?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.203739.18586@cis.ohio-state.edu>
- Keywords: Eddings, Christmas
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- Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
- References: <BzoFEM.Cq9@cs.vu.nl> <yZHDwB2w165w@cibbs.UUCP> <1992Dec28.180425.9525@nntp.hut.fi>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 20:37:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.180425.9525@nntp.hut.fi> r32554j@kaira.hut.fi (Kirsi Lindh) writes:
- >In article <yZHDwB2w165w@cibbs.UUCP> cupcake@cibbs.UUCP writes:
- >>njewijn@cs.vu.nl (Wijngaards NJE) writes:
- >>
- >>I've read them all (the Belgariad and the Mallorean) to much length..if yoy
- >>know what I mean. (I'm not MUCH of a sap...I just like them) And the only
- >>referance to X-mas was Erastide. I have yet to get the Elenium because of
- >>
- >>Lady Cupcake
- >>aka Elizabeth
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- >What I've read, I got the feeling that Erastide was later in the winter.
- >More like spring. I always thought more of it being an equalient to Easter.
- >
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- No, I think if you take a look at Pawn of Prophecy, you'll see it as
- being a mid-winter holiday. The early scene in the first book is by far the
- most complete description of the holiday, and they clearly mention it as being
- in the middle of winter.
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