tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post5844698424538557924..comments2023-06-08T07:39:11.953-07:00Comments on Wildeman's Words: Why changing the official date of Halloween is senseless and selfishDavid Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573923524853877779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post-14956681882524057432019-10-07T08:24:56.244-07:002019-10-07T08:24:56.244-07:00Thanks for the clarification Unknown. Of course, t...Thanks for the clarification Unknown. Of course, that doesn't disprove my primary points.David Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573923524853877779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post-50410296028120039342019-10-05T10:03:26.225-07:002019-10-05T10:03:26.225-07:00You're not entirely right, it's not every ...You're not entirely right, it's not every seven years on a Saturday (or any day of the week), in most of the cycles, it's every five years on the same day of the week, because of the usual two leap years within that cycle. Sometimes, because the date of October 31st skips a day of the week (in leap years), it could go from Friday in the first year -the year before the leap year- to Sunday in the second year -the leap year and then it will take about 10 or 11 years -depending if there are one or two leap years in the cycle- from one occurence of the date on Saturday to the next. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336779747787554906noreply@blogger.com