SAA and Easter
| Everyone knows that the annual MLA conference is--year in, year out--from December 27th to December 30th. But is SAA trying to lay claim to the Easter and Passover holidays as the time for its own annual conference? This year SAA met in Philadelphia during Passover and from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday. Next year it will meet in San Diego during the same holiday period. I understand the difficulties of scheduling anything during the Spring, but, really, two years in a row? Is this the start of some new trend? Are Shakespeareans really that irreligious? Or has worship of the Bard really emerged as a viable alternative to these other, more established, religions? (I should add that I'm not actually upset about this. I just find it to be an odd scheduling choice for two consecutive years.) |
by Simplicius @ 9:23 PM
At 4/24/2006 10:55:00 PM,
Hieronimo wrote…
I assume it's the usual reason: cheap hotels. But it is annoying. Don't tell David Horowitz.
At 4/25/2006 09:29:00 AM,
Simplicius wrote…
Maybe...but the hotel in Philadelphia wasn't particularly cheap, and I kind of doubt that cost is a motivating factor. If it is, though, then SAA should just claim the Easter holiday weekend as their own.
At 4/25/2006 03:36:00 PM,
Greenwit wrote…
Thanks to ye olde lunar calendar, Passover happens two weeks earlier than Easter next year.
At 4/25/2006 04:18:00 PM,
Simplicius wrote…
Ummm, Passover is from April 2nd to April 10th next year. Easter is on April 8th. SAA is from April 5th to April 7th.
At 4/25/2006 04:22:00 PM,
Hieronimo wrote…
oh snap, you did not just out-Judaica Truewit!
At 4/26/2006 09:54:00 AM,
Anonymous wrote…
yikes. Ok, Simplicius. You are now officially my rabbi. My mother thanks you a year in advance.
At 5/10/2009 05:44:00 PM,
Passover wrote…
Hi all:
For those who want to know future dates for Pesach / Passover, you can swing on over to my Passover Date web page.
All the best and be well.
Sincerely, Eli Ha-Levi, BA, M.L.I.S. (professional librarian)
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/passover/Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Scribble some marginalia
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