Just a thing or two about Ash Wednesday… đ
Did you know that Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten Fast period where Catholics who laid ashes on their forehead should only consume âone full mealâ a day until Holy Saturday?
Iâm not sure if the Catholics are still practicing the Lenten Fast period right after laying ashes on their foreheads. As a matter of fact, majority of my Catholic friends actually didnât know that they should fast until Holy Saturday starting on Ash Wednesday. They thought fasting was only done during the Lenten Week but in any case, they donât fast either during the lenten season and go on vacation enjoying the sun and the beach.
Did you know that the Norse (Vikings) had their own version of Ash Wednesday?
Wednesday is a dayâs name with its source coming from the Nordic (Germanic) mythology, âWodenâs Dayâ. Woden was a name associated with the Nordic god, Odin (Anglo-SaxonâŚ
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I saw this and thought of you:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/alligator-ok-to-eat-on-lenten-fridays-archbishop-clarifies/
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That’s new… I didn’t know that alligators are considered as fish! No offense, but I find this quite funny. đ
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Only in New Orleans, for Christ’s Sake.đ
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Hahaha!
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Learned me a thing or two today!
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… But you share a lot more trivia. And I even downloaded the “valentine” facts you shared. Learned a lot from it! đ
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I didn’t know that either.
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