Template:Did you know nominations/Magha Puja

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:46, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Magha Puja

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... that the government of Thailand branded the Buddhist celebration Magha Puja as a day of pure love and gratitude, to compete with Valentine's Day? Source:"ปี พ.ศ. 2549 รัฐบาลไทยได้ประกาศให้วันมาฆบูชาเป็น "วันกตัญญูแห่งชาติ" เนื่องจากในสังคมไทยปัจจุบัน หญิงสาวมักเสียตัวในวันวาเลนไทน์ หลายหน่วยงานจึงพยายามรณรงค์ให้วันมาฆบูชาเป็นวันแห่งความรัก (อันบริสุทธิ์) แทน" ["In 2006, the government of Thailand announced that Magha Puja was to be celebrated as the 'Day of Gratitude'. Since presently in Thailand young girls tend to lose their virginity on Valentine's Day, many organizations therefore attempt to promote Magha Puja as a day of (morally pure) love instead."] (Thai Rath, 2018)
- ALT1:... that on the Magha Puja celebration of 2019, 56% of Thai people reported that they would give alms to Buddhist monks or do other good deeds? Source: "สำหรับกิจกรรมที่จะประชาชนจะทำในสัปดาห์ส่งเสริมพระพุทธศาสนาเนื่องในเทศกาลมาฆบูชา ประจำปี 2562 ร้อยละ 56.17 บอกว่า ตักบาตร ..." ["As for activities that the public will do in the week of promotion of Buddhism at the occasion of Magha Puja this year, 56.17% said giving alms to Buddhist monks."](Daily News, 2019)

Reviewed: Did you know nominations/A Pittance of Time
Comment: Sources are in Thai language.

Improved to Good Article status by Farang Rak Tham (talk) and Thanissaro (talk). Nominated by Farang Rak Tham (talk) at 09:46, 24 October 2019 (UTC).

Substantial GA, on excellent sources, foreign sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and a good illustration, but you need to connect it by some (pictured) to the hook. "2019's" is strange, but I prefer the original anyway. In the article, "Western converts in the West" seems a bit redundant. Lovely topic and article! - I have a peer review open, Clara Schumann, hint hint. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:43, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks and good to hear from you again. I've fixed the redundancy in the article, as well as the style error in the alt hook. With regard to the [pictured] note, I'm not sure where to put this. What do you suggest?

I'll take a look at the peer review later.

--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 18:51, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

If I knew a good place for pictured, I would just have placed it ;) - One more little thing: the "Robertson, Alec" ref is not used. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:07, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

I have removed the obsolete reference in the article, as well as the picture here, the latter since there is not direct relation between the depiction and the text in any of the two hooks.--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 22:41, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

thank you! I like the original much better! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:35, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Er, which original?--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 17:43, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

DYK speak: the first hook, vs, the ALT1. The one with pure love and gratitude, vs. figures ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:46, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt Do you think the alt 1 hook would improve if I wrote more than half instead of a percentage?--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 13:50, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Not to me, I'd still prefer pure love to alms giving. But ALT1 is approved, and perhaps the prep builder feels differently. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:07, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Okeedokee.--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 21:20, 4 November 2019 (UTC)