SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009

[mark smyth]

A friend in Slovakia has just wished me good Silvester. I didnt know this so I Googled it. It is named after Pope Sylvester who died in 335

[dominique]

Happy new year all forumists, all friends over the world
Dom

[Hans J]

Here in germany this day is also called Sylvester

My best wishes to all forumist in all over the world for a Happy new Year !

Good luck
Hans

[Brian Ellis]

Wherever you are, have a wonderful gardening year in 2009

[olegKon]

Happy new gardening year to all forumists
Oleg

[Michael J Campbell]

Best wishes and good gardening to everyone for the new year,

Cheers.

[ichristie]

Hi to all our friends across the world via this forum one of the very best meeting places for plants people. I say thank you for all your suppost throught the year the friendship and fellowship the fun and plants we have shared in this our 75th year. All the Very best to you all for 2009  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Konkel]

A Happy New Year to You all !

From Tormod in Norway.

[David Shaw]

Happy New Year to all and may your plants grow well.
David & Carol 

[Martin Baxendale]

A friend in Slovakia has just wished me good Silvester. I didnt know this so I Googled it. It is named after Pope Sylvester who died in 335

According to Ivi, it's to do with the Slovak names' days - the 365 most traditional Slovak Christian names are each allocated a day of the year on Slovak calendars. It's the same day for each name every year. On any day, the people with the Christian name allocated to that day have a 'name's day' like an extra birthday, and get a name's day present. If you have two forenames, you get two separate name's days.

The name allocated to 31st December is Sylvester, so people wish each other a 'Merry Sylvester', meaning drink plenty and have a good time on New Year's Eve.

[art600]

Martin

Out of interest do you know the name for February 29th   

[Casalima]

Happy New Year to all!!

Boas entradas, as they say here!

Chloë

[Hans J]

Art ,

the name for the 29. February is Oswald 

[Lesley Cox]

A happy and floral New Year to everyone on the Forum, posters and lurkers alike.

FYI Mark and Paul, New Zealand is TWO hours ahead of Australia when both of us have or have not started summer time. There are a couple of weeks when we're out of sync but otherwise, 2 hours, ahead of EASTERN Oz time. Can't be worried about the others.

This means that NZ is 13 hours ahead of the UK at the moment but when we have stopped summer time and the UK has started it, we are 11 hours ahead. There are a couple of weeks at each end when we're 12 hours ahead.

[Maggi Young]

Art ,

the name for the 29. February is Oswald 

Are you teasing, Hans?
I find the name Radomir for 29th February, though some show no name for that day....have not yet discovered an Oswald!! 



Happy New Year to the Down Underers, by the way!!