{"id":6005,"date":"2014-12-08T18:43:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T18:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=6005"},"modified":"2014-12-31T00:31:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T00:31:07","slug":"luan-glas-or-should-it-be-luan-uaine-green-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/luan-glas-or-should-it-be-luan-uaine-green-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Luan Glas (or should it be ‘Luan Uaine’?): Green Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"C\u00e9ard<\/a>

C\u00e9ard at\u00e1 i do mh\u00e1lasa? http:\/\/www.clker.com\/clipart-green-shopper-bag-1.html<\/p><\/div>\n

I recently saw an article from WHEC (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>) that happened to sort of sum up my view on “coined shopping days.”\u00a0 It starts out, “Just when you thought all the coined shopping days were over, today is Green Monday.”\u00a0 The article stops just short of being a jeremiad about the commercialization of Christmas .<\/p>\n

The “coined shopping days,” of course are, hmm, well let’s do them in Irish, just for the d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong> [doo-hlawn], challenge: Aoine Dhubh<\/strong> (aka, on a much more limited basis, Aoine an Bhreac\u00e1in<\/strong>, my translation of “Plaid Friday”), Satharn na nGn\u00f3thas Beag, Cibearluan agus M\u00e1irt na Carthanachta<\/strong>.\u00a0 All have been discussed in previous blogs in this series (naisc th\u00edos<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

So, now, we have the latest addition to the series of “laethanta siopad\u00f3ireachta ceaptha<\/strong>,” which I’ll call “Luan Glas<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

I say, “I’ll call,” because I don’t see any references to “Luan Glas<\/strong>” or “Luan Uaine<\/strong>” online, period. \u00a0Of course, these searches I do are always limited by what’s searchable, to point out the obvious, but I always figure they’re a baraim\u00e9adar<\/strong> of the word’s general usage.\u00a0 \u00a0I even tried “Luan na Glaise<\/strong>” and “Luan na hUaine<\/strong>,” but to no avail.<\/p>\n

So I toyed with “Luan Glas<\/strong>” and “Luan Uaine<\/strong>, ” both of which mean “Green Monday,” and it seems to me that “glas<\/strong>” works better.\u00a0 Normally the guidelines are “glas<\/strong>” for naturally growing things (leaves, grass, etc.) and “uaine<\/strong>” for manufactured or dyed things (clothing, painted objects, etc.).\u00a0 But “glas<\/strong>” has come to have a lot of the “go-ahead” connotations (An Comhaontas Glas, fiontra\u00edocht ghlas, An tSeachtain Ghlas, srl.<\/strong>), which seem appropriate for Green Monday shopping.<\/p>\n

I don’t see any central website for Green Monday that explains the reasoning behind its name, or suggesting translations, so I’ll stick with “Luan Glas<\/strong>,” unless I discover otherwise.\u00a0 C\u00e9ard a sh\u00edleann tusa<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

It’s interesting that the WHEC article cited above asked readers if they had heard of “Green Monday.”\u00a0 I was surprised to find that it went back as far as 2009.\u00a0 An cuimhin leat “Luan Glas” a bheith ann sa bhliain sin?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bhuel<\/strong>, the question may remain, c\u00e9n <\/strong>“green” at\u00e1 i gceist?\u00a0 <\/strong>“Green” na <\/strong>“ngreenbacks“?\u00a0 <\/strong>“Green” mar “t\u00e9igh” n\u00f3 “gabh ar aghaidh” agus b\u00ed ag caitheamh airgid?\u00a0 <\/strong>“Green” mar an focal <\/strong>“greenery” (as in Christmas trees, garlands, and wreaths)?\u00a0 “Green” mar an <\/strong>“ecologically conscious green” a bhaineanns leis an gcomhshaol, le planda\u00ed, le feals\u00fanacht agus le st\u00edl mhaireacht\u00e1la?\u00a0 N\u00edl a fhios agam ach, chomh cinnte is at\u00e1 an Ch\u00e1isc ar an Domhnach, fuair m\u00e9 a l\u00e1n tairiscint\u00ed sa r\u00edomhphost le lascain\u00ed <\/strong>“Green Monday” ann.\u00a0\u00a0 An bhfuair tusa iad freisin?\u00a0 Agus an bhfuil siad n\u00edos fearr n\u00e1 tairiscint\u00ed <\/strong>“Cyber Monday”?\u00a0 Do bhar\u00fail?<\/strong><\/p>\n

But maybe in Ireland there would be forty shades of green for Green Monday? ; ) \u00a0SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS: OMD (\u00d3, mo Dhia),<\/strong> the following article in comScore<\/em> tells us there’s also a “Green Tuesday” — will it ever stop?\u00a0 Soon, I guess, we’ll have Green Monday Eve, Cyber Monday Eve, and Black Friday in July (ar n\u00f3s “Nollaig in I\u00fail”<\/strong>): http:\/\/www.comscore.com\/Insights\/Press-Releases\/2009\/12\/Green-Tuesday-Tuesday-December-15-Reaches-Record-913-Million-in-Online-Spending.<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta beag faoin bhfr\u00e1sa “chomh cinnte is at\u00e1 an Ch\u00e1isc ar an Domhnach”<\/strong> (as sure Easter falls on a Sunday): I was really tempted to improvise with “chomh cinnte is at\u00e1 uibheacha ina n-uibheacha”<\/strong> (as sure as eggs is eggs) but decided it would be better to stick to the Easter expression, which is traditional.<\/p>\n

PS 2 (iarsmaoineamh)<\/strong>: It also just occurred to me that “luan glas<\/strong>” could also mean “a green halo,” if we consider the other meaning of “luan<\/strong>.” \u00a0Hopefully context rules, in this regard. \u00a0Usually, “halo” is specified as “naomhluan<\/strong>,” at least for saints’ halos. \u00a0So ceard faoi luanta aingeal?<\/strong> \u00a0Diabhal a fhios agam! \u00a0Hmm, diabhal, b’fheidir<\/strong> not the best word choice for a rejoinder here! \u00a0Anyway, in case you’re wondering,\u00a0since halos don’t grow naturally, like leaves or grass, we could also say that “luan uaine<\/strong>” means “a green halo.” But how do halos get made anyway? \u00a0Could they be green? \u00a0A sort of glimmery glowingish green? \u00a0And where do<\/em> they come from? \u00a0Do they just appear? \u00a0Do they come in different sizes, mar hata\u00ed<\/strong>? \u00a0Is an angel’s halo the same as a saint’s halo? \u00a0Ceisteanna dofhreagartha, a fhad is at\u00e1 mise i gceist, p\u00e9 sc\u00e9al \u00e9.<\/strong> \u00a0I think I’d better quit while I’m ahead before this discussion gets diagach<\/strong>\u00a0beyond my ken.<\/p>\n

Naisc<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. Glas vs. Uaine<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0Beoir: Uaine n\u00f3 Glas n\u00f3 Ceachtar? (Beer: Green\/Uaine or Green\/Glas or Neither?)<\/a> Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/beoir-uaine-no-glas-no-ceachtar-beer-greenuaine-or-greenglas-or-neither\/)<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0B\u00e9igil: Uaine n\u00f3 Glas? (Which Type of \u2018Green\u2019 for Bagels?)<\/a>
\nPosted on 27. Mar, 2013 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/beigil-uaine-no-glas-which-type-of-green-for-bagels\/)<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0Aibhneacha: Glas n\u00f3 Uaine? (Rivers: Green\/Glas or Green\/Uaine?)<\/a> Posted on 29. Mar, 2013 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/aibhneacha-glas-no-uaine-rivers-greenglas-or-greenuaine\/)<\/p>\n

B. Laethanta Siopad\u00f3ireachta Ceaptha<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u2018Sona\u2019 or \u2018Shona\u2019 for \u2018Happy Christmas\u2019 (Merry Christmas) in Irish?<\/a>
\nPosted on 01. Dec, 2014 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a>\u00a0(https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/sona-or-shona-for-happy-christmas-merry-christmas-in-irish\/)<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0Aoine Dhubh, Aoine an Bhreac\u00e1in, agus Cibearluan! (ar lean\u00faint \/ continued)<\/a>
\nPosted on 01. Dec, 2009 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/aoine-dhubh-aoine-an-bhreacain-agus-cibearluan\/)<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0Aoine Dhubh, Aoine an Bhreac\u00e1in, agus Cibearluan! (T\u00e9arma\u00ed Siopad\u00f3ireachta Iar-L\u00e1 an Altaithe)<\/a>
\nPosted on 30. Nov, 2009 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/aoine-dhubh-aoine-an-bhreacain-agus-cibearluan-tearmai-siopadoireachta-iar-la-an-altaithe\/).\u00a0 This one also has an interesting comment from Siobh\u00e1n H. about December 8 being a big pre-Christmas shopping day in Ireland because it was a religious feast day and a day off from school.\u00a0 Perhaps this was the prototype of Green Monday as we know it today. \u00a0Well, maybe.<\/p>\n

C. Nasc don alt ag WHEC (cleamhna\u00ed de NBC i Rochester, NY):<\/strong> http:\/\/www.whec.com\/news\/stories\/s3642387.shtml?cat=565 (Have you heard of \u201cGreen Monday\u201d?, 8 M\u00ed na Nollag<\/strong> 2014)<\/p>\n

D. Nasc do<\/strong> “Plaid Friday”: http:\/\/plaidfriday.com\/press-packet\/ (An Aoine tar \u00e9is L\u00e1 Altaithe)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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