The “Islamic Sugar Holiday” is decidedly off-brand; the two primary Islamic celebrations, and the only ones that some Muslims say are legitimate, are Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. But it isn’t hard to see where this is tending. What holidays will this school be celebrating in ten years? Or fifty years? What Islamic hero will it be named after by mid-century?
“Dutch school replaces Easter tradition with celebration of Islamic Sugar Holiday,” Voice of Europe, October 16, 2018:
The Theo Thijssen school in Amsterdam decided to replace the traditional Easter breakfast with the celebration during the Islamic Sugar Holiday, newspaper De Telegraaf reports.
According to the school “it wants to give more attention to traditions of other cultures”.
A letter from the school came into the hands of Dutch news outlets Geenstijl and Powned. The letter says that several day care volunteers will help during this year’s Islamic Sugar Holiday.
During the celebration of the Islamic holiday, the children in class will be told what the feast is and why it is being celebrated. “This way we hope to celebrate a different holiday with the children,” the letter says….
Tama says
Are they going to use halal-packaged Cadbury eggs >:(
Andy says
Time for people to consider homeschooling your children when you see this Indoctrination of our youth in Islamic holiday’s and feasts.
Shameful act of cowardice,
Shame on you Netherlands to turn your back on your Culture, Heritage and Traditions!
You are traitors to the Judeo-Christian Truths that for centuries have survived with the loving kind message of Jesus Christ and God’s Love for humanity.
Why are you not promoting your Judeo-Christian ways of life and telling moslems to integrate or leave the country?
Matthew 10:33 English Standard Version (ESV)
33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
gravenimage says
My understanding is that homeschooling is *very* difficult to do in Europe, and in many places is not allowed at all.
bobby says
It isnt that they are just now turning on their judeo-christian values; they have been walking away from them over the last 20 years. And its not just Netherlands, its all countries in Europe. the youth are dismayed by religion. The adults probably just cant find the time to go (the typical 2x a year church goers), and well, that just doesnt keep the doors open. It is a fully secular society here in the Netherlands, Im sorry to say. But appropriating new religions and traditions is the latest trendy thing to do, but im sure that’s happening in the USA too (read: yoga, buddhism, zen meditation…..those are all deeply rooted in spiritual practices, and decidedly un-christian) Here in the Netherlands i’d wager to say that 95% of the dutch have stopped going to church service of any kind. I’m sure those numbers are similar throughout most western European nations. Churches are closing here faster than McDonalds or Starbucks can open new locations! And Mosques. They are popping up like crazy too Europe’s largest mosque just opened in Koln, Germany….home to the explosive migrant rape culture. Fun! Rape and Sugar Candy Festivals will be all the rage.
Im sorry to burst your bubble, but Christianity is in a deep downward slide in Europe, and i think that is soon starting in the USA too.
Andy says
Hey Bobby,
Your not bursting my bubble. I know the truth (Jesus Christ) and it has set me free as well as billions of others who believe.
Nobody forces you to believe in the gift of salvation by just asking and knowing you are a sinner which needs forgiveness.
I’m not perfect by any means of the imagination but I will keep trying to finish the race.
Unlike Islam which will put you to death for apostasy. Christian faith is love and forgiveness,
It is peoples loss for not accepting the love given to us.
ginger says
Perfectly stated, this is an abomination – The Netherlands teach homosexuality in their schools too, so they are just stacking and directing their society to be inline with Anti-Christ. If I were living there I would get out fast!
Easter is the most important Christian event / holiday / DAY of the year, as it is the culminating point and reason for our faith in Jesus Christ, our one and only SAVIOR, and to take it away is to say that they don’t believe in the crucifixion or the resurrection or SALVATION! To replace it with an Islamic/demonic sugar holiday – unthinkable
It is getting close folks, I know God is biding his time, but this must make his trigger finger itchy!
Thank God we have Trump – yes he is NOT perfect – (God uses imperfect people to do his work!) BUT we can call Christmas-Christmas again without being attacked – I don’t mind the mocking or scoffing -we must pray for the mockers and scoffers…BUT no one will ever take away or change the truth, the KNOWLEDGE, the relationship and the faith I have in my Yeshua and Yahweh!
Praise God – keep your faith in Christ, and trust in the Lord he is coming very soon. Don’t worry, don’t be afraid or anxious, love your neighbor and your enemies! God Bless Israel, God Bless you and all you know and love. Bless the Lord Oh my soul!
Andy says
+1
Ren says
Netherlands is now a nation of dhimmis.
gravenimage says
Except for Geert Wilders.
Save Europe says
….and those who vote for the PVV ?
Berengaria says
The Non-Muslim Children are now to be fed with LIES, by their So-Called Educators.
Netherlands Schools want, of course, to be Leaders of HATED DIVERSITY, so they cancel the Traditional Easter Breakfast & install the Phony Islamic Sugar Holiday.
I’m a little concerned with the “Help” of Day Care Volunteers, this sounds like WholeSale Indoctrination Sessions.
I wonder if a Beautiful White Rabbit will be sacrificed, before the Sugar Treats are Dispensed?
Gone is Easter, along with Christmas & Gone is the Culture of the Netherlands!
Marina says
First Sweden and now you. Bye Netherlands.
Elisha says
This is what happens when the philosophical delusion of Darwinism is taught as “fact” in the West. Self loathing, suicidal secular humanists cede to equally delusional suicidal mohammedans. It will all end rather messily:
Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS. – Revelation 19:11-16
Amen.
FYI says
Of course… the Left want to destroy Christianity too..that’s why they pander to islam.They don’t seem to realize that political islam is using them to get more power* before they too are dealt with.
The communists and nazis tried to wipe Christianityt out but…it keeps coming back.Now the left and the islamists are trying to wipe it out but…it will come back!
Of course….. they won’t see the checkmate {of 2 Thessalonians 1 v 7-9/parable of the Net Matthew 13 v 49-50}which comes after the rise and {sudden} fall of the one referred to in 2 Thess 2.The wheat will be separated from the chaff.Europe is going to reap what it has sown:the left will suffer the consequences of what they are doing.
Most probably won’t get that there’s actually more to this NWO project….
The soviets tried to annihilate Christianity and it came back with a vengeance.
Attempts to destroy Christianity{nazis,soviet communism} ALWAYS result in catastrophes for such nations,usually via WARS.
It would be wrong to think Christianity will disappear:It’s future is predicted in the Gospel as secure.
In the Gospel: a book muslims should note,according to the koran,…..allah wrote{koran 5 v 46}
*The Leftists helped khomeni to power in 1979{according to the Iranian Shah’s son,Reza Pahlavi}
“The leftists thought they’d topple the Government and that khomeni would retire to Qom to teach islam and leave the government to them.They were wrong of course:khomeni came and KILLED or expelled them all”
gravenimage says
Many Christians actually do believe in science. Science is the study of how the physical world works, which is not opposed to Christianity. In fact, many Christians have studied science out of a love of God’s creation.
ginger says
Science is the word we use to describe discovery of how God makes things work, God is the architect, God IS SCIENCE!!! If a scientist doesn’t believe in God, they’ve missed the whole point!
Terry Cotter says
Doesn’t Darwins theory demonstrate the improvement of each species over generations? If so, how can you associate improvement and islam.
Rachele Raanan says
I wonder if the parents have been consulted and given their permission.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
I have never heard of this “Islamic Sugar Holiday”. Have you? And this article is remarkably uninformative about this annual celebration. I don’t remember reading about it in the Quran or in Sahih Bukhari. Was the Prophet (pbuh) a sugar fiend? How did he consume his Islamic sugar? As lollipops? Dissolved in a qat concoction? How did he avoid the ailments brought about by excessive sugar consumption? Is it halal or haram to replace Islamic sugar with an artificial sweetener, like Islamic Aspartame?
gravenimage says
No Mark, I have not. I know a great deal about Islam, and have never once heard of the “Islamic Sugar Holiday”.
I did a search and the only thing I found to was a reference to eating sweets during Eid al-Fitr in Turkey–it is not a separate holiday.
And it does not, save in rare cases, coincide with Easter or even occur anywhere in Spring. In the last few years, Eid al-Fitr has occurred in June or July.
Terry Cotter says
This sounds like ‘Secret womens business’ When ever there is some controversy about anything, up pops ‘This is fact but it’s secret womens business and therefore only known to a few selected women to keep and pass down. We can’t tell you (It’s forbidden to speak the words.) what it is, but because of it you can’t proceed.’ In this case I can see ‘There are many celebrations and taboos that cannot be revealed until the ‘right’ time. These are known only to a few but will, as appropriate, be made known.
gravenimage says
What? No, this isn’t “secret women’s business’–it is just not widely celebrated, and is not a true separate holiday, even for Muslims. It’s just about Muslim gorging on sweets after “fasting” during Ramadan.
gravenimage says
Joan, FGM is sometimes defended as “secret women’s business”.
Of course, this may indeed have been humorous sarcasm on Terry’s part about women being ‘chocoholics’.
Peggy says
. Was the Prophet (pbuh) a sugar fiend? How did he consume his Islamic sugar
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My guess is in the urine of a diabetic camel.
Walter Sieruk says
This further appeasement to Muslims by rejecting the Easter tradition celebration and replace it with an Islamic holiday the government officials of the nation of Sweden will only be seen by Muslim as a sign weakness of the part of the West. In all fairness , there is no other way Muslims can view this Western appeasement to them as a sign that the West is weak and greatly lacks conviction ,fortitude in this war of idea’s Therefore with this Western weakness the those stealth jihadist Muslims will only grow more arrogant and increase in the contempt for Western civilization , Western law, and hate for all Westerners.
This is all part of what is known as the Stealth jihad otherwise called the Muslim method of Islamic Gradualism to enact Sharia law in America. In contrast to the way of the violent jihad or also called the militant jihad .This non-violent form of the jihad for Islam is a very sly, insidious, subtle and deceptive way of working for the advancement of Islam.
This Muslim scheme for achieving the goal of the Islamic agenda is as, many times, as subtly effective as it is demonically clever. Furthermore, this Islamic gradualism, in some ways, is very similar to the instruction printed in the book entitled THE ART OF WAR by Sun Tzu. Which reads “At first, then, exhibit the coyness of a maiden, until the enemy gives you an opening; afterwards emulate the rapidity of a running hare, and it will be too late for the enemy to opposes you”
gravenimage says
This is happening in the Netherlands and not Sweden–apart from that, I agree with your post, Walter.
Terry Cotter says
I can see it happening universally but not as apparent in some states as others. We are seeing it in Australia. No inconvenience right now but it’s like white ants. Nothing noticed unless you check carefully, then ‘Whamo’ your home falls down.
gravenimage says
Yes–this sort of insanity is happening all over.
Walter Sieruk says
To Graven image ,Thank yo for the correction
gravenimage says
Thanks–it was a small point, Walter.
I always look for your excellent comments.
mortimer says
Parents will have to push back.
gravenimage says
I hope they do.
lisalles says
Maybe this school is in the district that has a majority of muslims? If so, then i see nothing wrong with it. If the majority of children in that school are muslim, than why wouldnt they? If the majority of kids are christian, than there is a huge problem.
gravenimage says
So you’re fine with the Islamicizing of Dutch schools so long as the Muslims have driven all of the native Dutch out? Good grief…
Terry Cotter says
Back in primary (Government) school, once a week we had ‘Religious instruction.’ These were two groups Anglican and Methodist. Catholics and Jews did not participate. I am Anglican but the Methodist sang a lot, so sometimes, if in the mood, a few of us became Methodists. All a bit boring so ONCE (and once only) we became Catholic, but discovered ‘they’ didn’t go out and play but stayed in the classroom and did schoolwork. Then on we stuck with being Prodies. Apart from call to prayer yodelling, do muslims sing?
gravenimage says
Singing is forbidden in Islam. Those who do sing are considered lax Muslims or heretics.
ginger says
Interesting, and God LOVES music and singing – what creature? what dark filthy force would not want his ‘people’ to sing? ‘that’ which is completely opposed to all that is good and moral – no singing, but hey, rape, murder, and genital mutilation that’s all good!
Sick twisted devil worshipers!
Peggy says
Not unless they are singing like a canary while ratting out other Muslims or infidels.
Leon Degney says
lisalles, are you a real person? How could you possibly agree with the Islamisation of ANY country? Islam shouldn’t be in the Netherlands in the first place. First one predominantly Muslim school then another Tell us, where do you intend to draw the line or do you side with the criminal Frau Merkel with her open borders policy?
ann says
I had never heard of the sugar holiday either and googled it.
https://www.theistanbulinsider.com/sugar-feast-or-seker-bayrami-the-end-of-ramadan/
It looks like it’s the Turkish phrase for the Eid al Fitr feast at the end of Ramadan. I spent a month in the Netherlands many years ago and visited a public library which had several shelves of books in Turkish for the many children of Turkish immigrants.
I wouldn’t mind if they celebrated that as well as Easter, but I think it’s very bad to give up the holidays traditional for Christian Europeans.
CogitoErgoSum says
According to the information in your link this Muslim feast goes on for three days. It sounds as if they have combined Easter and Halloween along with an extra day thrown in …. perhaps that extra day will be made available by eliminating Christmas.
Rachele Raanan says
It sounds like a holiday proposed by the Islamic Dentists Association and the makers of Metformin.
gravenimage says
And note: this school is not just rejecting Easter as a Christian holiday, but also as a secular holiday with candy baskets and the Easter Bunny. This is full on cultural suicide.
Ashley says
Islamic Sugar Holiday…
Sounds like a headline from “The Onion.”
gravenimage says
Yes, it does.
And good to see you posting again, Ashley.
Lydia Church says
When they do that, they are the cause of their own demise.
Craig Murphy says
I remember when I was young that the Dutch army was like a hippie camp. It was even unionized. If you know the movie Kelly’s Heroes, think of all the soldiers in the Dutch army being like Oddball played by Donald Sutherland. So what’s changed in the last 45 years?
STEVE FLOWERS says
COMING TO AMERICA! THE YOUTH OF TODAY ARE BEING MISLED, IT IS PEOPLE LIKE GEORGE SAROS AND HIS MONEY OUT TO DESTROY AMERICA. THE LIBS HAVE NO IDEA OF THE DANGER THAT THE MUSLIMS BRING TO OUR COUNTRY, YOU MUST READ ABOUT THEIR HISTORY. THEY HAVE NO GOD, THEIR ONLY INTEREST IS TAKE AMERICA OVER. THEY WILL K I L L YOU!
catherine says
My husband had a 300 acre palm farm down here in Costa Rica. We went to Amsterdam about 4 times a year. NO more! Sold the farm to the Dutch. Scary now!
Frank Norton says
I am always amaized that people who go to church to pray to their god(s) are actually praying to an ET alien who has visited Earth in the past. These alien gods have great control over their subjects. Behind every war is an alien ET god. As strange as this might seem, it is true. What happened when Spain invaded Central and South America ? They killed those who would not change the gods they prayed to. This also happened to the people of Great Britton when the Church of the King gave the people the choice of joining the state church, leave the country, or be killed.
The American revolutionary war was to gain freedom from the King of Great Britton and the state church. Today the Christian Church is still at war from the Islamic Church. Just look at the world today and see if this is not true.
gravenimage says
Witless Tu Quoque.
richard says
I would instruct my children to leave the classroom the moment the teach starts explaining they holiday. Kids can walk straight to the Principal’s and he/she can call me direct. I will give him/her a good piece of my Christian mind!