Seems mindless to have had a full fixture list tonight when the second biggest religious festival in the world (after Christmas and way bigger than Ramadam or Eid) is going on. Four different religions - Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jainist - celebrate the festival, just got back from a boozy dopey chocolatey party at some Indian friends place, hic. No wonder so few people from the Indian sub-continent turn up at football if the season ignores... no wait I take it back, there's games on Easter Sunday, Boxing Day etc too. The only day still free from football is Christmas Day. For how much longer? Personally I'd love the chance to get away from my family and get down the Valley after Xmas lunch. Anyone else?
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It's one game of football i'm sure indian people will get over it they can attend the other 41.
I think that once upon a time, the working man would literally have just Xmas day and boxing day off. And as footballers at the time realised they were just entertainers, and not demi-gods there to be worshiped, they needed to work when people wanted to be entertained - i.e. on those days off.
Once the days of the fixed summer holiday came to an end, and people were granted more time off, they could to choose to holiday whenever they wanted to, so Xmas day became less important as a unique one off in winter.
That' s my theory anyway...