Royal Mail missing a trick

[MrMark]

Instead of taking sides on the "should stamps at Christmas show a religious theme?", the R Mail should sell special stamps (7pence extra) for all the various groups. I reckon supporters of Happy Eid will buy a load of their stamps; there'd be a few "traditional Xtian" supporters who'd buy Xtian themed stamps.

I should be made boss of R Mail. I reckon I could earn a few bob for Britain.

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[minestrone]

How many places are going to take a parcel with Eid on it?

[NickFitz]

Eid isn't at Christmas. Nor are (for example) Vaisakhi or Diwali.

Why would people want to buy a stamp celebrating something that happened a few months ago?

[MrMark]

Eid isn't at Christmas. Nor are (for example) Vaisakhi or Diwali.

Why would people want to buy a stamp celebrating something that happened a few months ago?

1) Eid (the giving day festival) was this week. Maybe you're thinking of Ramadan? Anyway it changes each year - but so could the stamp issue

2) So far as I'm aware you can use xmas stamps after 25 Dec. I'm not 100% certain tho.

[BrilloPad]

1) Eid (the giving day festival) was this week. Maybe you're thinking of Ramadan? Anyway it changes each year - but so could the stamp issue

2) So far as I'm aware you can use xmas stamps after 25 Dec. I'm not 100% certain tho.

Stamps are valid forever. It looks rubbish though.....

[EqualOpportunities]

How many places are going to take a parcel with Eid on it?

[Liability]

How many places are going to take a parcel with Eid on it?

how many Muslims would celebrate Christmas?!?!

LOL this has got to be Post of the year!

[NickFitz]

1) Eid (the giving day festival) was this week. Maybe you're thinking of Ramadan? Anyway it changes each year - but so could the stamp issue

Do you mean Eid al-Adha? (Ramadan is a month, the end of which is Eid ul-Fitr.)

The point is that it changes each year, so issuing alternative stamps at Christmas bearing symbolism relevant to Islam would make no sense. Similarly with issuing a Vaisakhi-related stamp (April) or a Diwali-related one (October/November) alongside ones bearing Christian imagery appropriate for Christmas.

[MarillionFan]

how many Muslims would celebrate Christmas?!?!

LOL this has got to be Post of the year!

Good call. Lol

[Pogle]

how many Muslims would celebrate Christmas?!?!

LOL this has got to be Post of the year!

According to my Muslin chum, Jesus is considered a prophet in Islam and so Christmas can be celebrated as his birthday.
I expect that the more fundamentalists Muslims would not agree as they would only celebrate Muslim festivals.