I grew up Catholic in a highly Catholic town, where most of the restaurants would have fish specials on Fridays in Lent. So, I really can't weigh in on whether or not the practice of it has become more popular with non-Catholics.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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sj - Mar 05, 2014 6:48:39 am PST #21528 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2014 6:52:19 am PST #21529 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
In my small town, which was mostly Italian Catholic, the grocery store closed from 12 - 3 on Good Friday so we could all go to mass!. For some reason, not on Ash Wednesday. When I worked there I was always scheduled 9 - 12, 3 -5 because we had Good Friday off of school, and I basically had to sit around in the break room for three hours since I did not attend church.
le nubian - Mar 05, 2014 6:53:54 am PST #21530 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Thanks for the food processor recs. I have never thought of a stick blender. Hmmm
sj - Mar 05, 2014 6:55:25 am PST #21531 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The Catholic college I attended didn't serve meat of any kind on Friday's during Lent or on Ash Wednesday.
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2014 7:06:13 am PST #21532 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I grew up Catholic in a highly Catholic town, where most of the restaurants would have fish specials on Fridays in Lent.
Awwww, yeah, fish fries are back!
Jesse - Mar 05, 2014 7:18:18 am PST #21533 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Lent itself has always been part of the Christian tradition across the gamut.
I'm pretty sure these Baptists were saying they hadn't heard much about Lent as any kind of thing, in their youths.
The cafeteria at my old job always had a Friday fish special during Lent. Boston!
Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2014 7:26:51 am PST #21534 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
In upstate NY, we have Fish Fry year round!
sumi - Mar 05, 2014 7:28:39 am PST #21535 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
My work computer is chockful of viruses so it has been taken away by its and I will be without until tomorrow or Friday and I hope no later than that.
Zenkitty - Mar 05, 2014 8:17:26 am PST #21536 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I've been without my work computer since before I left for vacation. I was supposed to have it back yesterday morning, but it seems they've somehow lost it. I expect they sent it to the wrong address.
Consuela - Mar 05, 2014 8:28:53 am PST #21537 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
In upstate NY, we have Fish Fry year round!
IIRC, pre-Vatican II, Catholics were supposed to fast (not eat meat) on Fridays year-round. It was only after Vatican II that it was limited to Lent.
As it was, in New England in the 60s and 70s, you had non-meat options for meals on Fridays pretty much year-round, as a holdover, I figure.