"On this" All Saints' Day

[sitifan]

On this All Saints' Day, Christine invites us into John's vision from Revelation 7 and reflects on our identity and call as saints: to SEE the One seated on the throne, to STAND with our feet firmly planted in the reality of our world, and to SING the salvation, healing and wholeness of God prophetically over our world.

Is the preposition "on" obligatory, optional, or redundant?

 

[Tarheel]

On this All Saints' Day,

What other way could you possibly say it?

 

[sitifan]

What other way could you possibly say it?

In Taiwan, I was taught that prepositions are NOT used in expressions of time with this, next, and last.
See you this/next Friday. (correct)
*See you on this/next Friday. (incorrect)

 

[kilroy65]

... prepositions are NOT used in expressions of time with this, next, and last.

That's not true. Phrases like "on this/that day", "on the next day", and "on the last day" are grammatical and quite common.

 

[dunchee]

In Taiwan, it is taught that prepositions are NOT used in expressions of time with this, next, and last.
See you this/next Friday. (correct)
*See you on this/next Friday. (incorrect)

Not true. I wasn't taught that when I was in school in Taiwan. I also did a quick search on Google(*1), and I found quite a few English (teaching) materials that contain this phrase "on this Friday." One example from a junior high school:
http://tinyurl.com/bde7sn7n (this will download a pdf file)
(Rough translations: TaiBao Junior High School. From an English test paper.
Listening Comprehension)

12. Boy: Anna, what’s the date today? Girl: It’s October 10.
Boy: Oh, no. Meat-free day is just around the corner. Girl: Yes, it is. It’s on this Friday.
Question: When is the meat-free day?

 

[sitifan]

Are the three sentences below really acceptable to native speakers?
1. See you on this Friday.
2. See you on next Friday.
3. He walked to school on last Friday.

 

[5jj]

http://tinyurl.com/bde7sn7n (this will download a pdf file)

It didn't. It just brought me back to your post.

12. Boy: Anna, what’s the date today? Girl: It’s October 10.
Boy: Oh, no. Meat-free day is just around the corner. Girl: Yes, it is. It’s on this Friday.

That does not seem natural to me.

 

[Tarheel]

Are the three sentences below really acceptable to native speakers?
1. See you on this Friday.
2. See you on next Friday.
3. He walked to school on last Friday.

1. See you Friday!
2. See you next Friday!
3. He walked to school last Friday.

That is significantly different from the original.

 

[sitifan]

Which of the sentences below is NOT correct?
4. He'll go to Taipei on this Friday.
5. He'll go to Taipei this Friday.
6. He'll go to Taipei on Friday.
7. He'll go to Taipei Friday.

 

[probus]

4 is not gramatically incorrect but it's unnatural. The others are fine.

 

[sitifan]

What other way could you possibly say it?

This All Saints' Day, ...

 

[Tarheel]

@sitifan Go right ahead. The original, however, is, in my humble opinion, perfectly natural, and, in fact, is the way I would say it if I was going to say it.