From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Gary McGath   wrote:   
   >On 4/14/24 9:48 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:   
   >>   
   >> The free holiday entree (Easter ham or turkey, kosher chicken,   
   >> etc.) now requires $400 of purchases in the four weeks preceding   
   >> Easter, which is normally the four weeks preceding Passover.  Not   
   >> this year.  So if you want the kosher chicken, you have to spend   
   >> $400 even before they have put out the Passover food (which   
   >> definitely boosted your spending).  The one bright point is they   
   >> will let people redeem their points for the kosher chicken until   
   >> Passover, even though the usual deadline is Easter.   
   >>   
   >> (This part is not the supermarket's fault; blame Pope Gregory   
   >> XIII.)   
   >   
   >The Greek Orthodox church has an extra rule that Easter must come after   
   >Passover.   
      
   What if I want both options so I can cook the kosher chicken with the   
   easter ham inside?   
   --scott   
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