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[anunknownpevensie]

Interesting. Wish i could offer something.

[Ariel.of.Narnia]

*immediately starts singing "Christmas 1915"* (does singing count? )
Ahem.

No ideas, sorry, but I'll let you know if I think of anything.

[elanorelle]

*looks up that song*
*loves it*

So, recently, I've been toying with this idea: I could write a story in first-person of a German soldier who experiences the truce and, perhaps, dress the part. What do you think?

[Ariel.of.Narnia]

Sounds as good idea as any!

[elanorelle]

The more I think over the idea the more I like it. I think it'll give me the opportunity to come out of my shell while sharing information about a topic I'm passionate about. It's so exciting! Only problem is... the uniform. We bought a used-but-working sewing machine but I can find no patterns! -.- Looks like I'll be altering a similar pattern or making one on my own - perfect start for someone who's never sewn before.

[Ariel.of.Narnia]

Hm. Have to checked into maybe seeing if there are any WWII uniform costumes anywhere, especially now that Halloween is over?

[elanorelle]

That's an idea. There's a thrift store nearby I was thinking of checking. There was a load of costumes that are sure to be marked down now. I doubt I'd find any appropriate styled uniforms, but there's always a chance I could find something I could alter (and I could find similarly styled boots while I'm at it). It feels like making my Honey Lemon costume all over again - not a bad thing in the slightest.

[anunknownpevensie]

I like that song, I think. If it is the one I think I know. My church does not celebrate halloween, and my family never has. Instead, my church puts on a Reformation party, celebrating the Reformation in the 1400's. We dressed up in the style of that era. I have decided that I might start always dressing up in that sort of style, instead of our common fashion.

[hansgeorg]

Ah, my Church ALWAYS ... OBSERVES ... Halloween, and never, ever, ever celebrates that "Reformation Day".

Did you know CSL wrote a Catholic priest "Henry VIII and Leo X were damned men, I'll give you Luther and Tetzel too, but Thomas More and Tyndale were saints".

I don't agree either with damnation of Tetzel and Leo X or with sainthood of Tyndale, but the latter is a far better candidate than Luther. As a former Lutheran I know that Lutherans (more indebted to Luther than other Protestants) basically consider Luther as God's little shlemil, whose clumsiness and sins serve to bring out God's greatness.

But it took Spanish Inquisitors seven years to find Tyndale guilty of persistent heresy, and it took the Church a shorter time to ban Luther.

Now, as to observing Hallow Een, the most proper observance is a day of fasting, since All Hallows' Day is a feast of obligation. However, some would say fasting ceases at about 18.

[anunknownpevensie]

Ahh, A catholic. I will remain friends by not saying any more on this subject.