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I really like this event but wish the name would be changed to something more sensitive.

Would this have been named 'Kwanzaa of code' or 'Diwali of code' or 'lesser eid of code'? Of course not

Please don't take HN threads into flamewar. It's tedious, usually turns nasty, and is the sort of thing we're hoping to avoid here.

Also, starting a flamewar and then pouring fuel on the flames, as you did with https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29407387, is definitely not ok.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

How is it insensitive? In my country (Norway) there's advent calendars for everything and has been since I was a child. Home made advent calendars with a small gift each day, or store bought with a chocolate, beer, liquorice, or similar per day. There are special advent calendar TV shows, where an episode is released each day in December.

Here you go:

Advent is a season of the liturgical year observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity, and is part of the wider Christmas and holiday season.

I know what advent is, as I said I and my fellow countrymen do loads of advent stuff.

Why does that make this offensive?

There's nothing insensitive about the word 'advent'. Additionally, you are free to start a Kwanzaa of Code or Diwali of Code or both and people are free to join.

I had to look up the etymology and it basically comes from Latin ad-venire or "to come".. so symbolizes merely the eventual arrival of something or prelude to something.

Exactly. That comment was a great example of outrage culture. Instead of stopping to think of what advent means or put in the effort to start a Kwanzaa of code, the other commenter instead chose to just complain and get upset over nothing

You're the one that has no idea what Advent means in western European culture

Please do not perpetuate flamewars on HN. It's just what we're trying to avoid here.

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