Can You Eat Meat on Ash Wednesday? Fasting Rules For Lent 2012

Ash Wednesday 2012 takes place on February 22, 2012. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day span when Catholics honor the resurrection of Jesus.Can You Eat Meat On Ash Wednesday?If you are a practicing Catholic, then the simple answer is no. Ash Wednesday fasting...

Can You Eat Meat on Ash Wednesday? Fasting Rules For Lent 2011

Ash Wednesday 2011 takes place on March 9, 2011. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day span when Catholics honor the resurrection of Jesus.Can You Eat Meat On Ash Wednesday?If you are a practicing Catholic, then the simple answer is no. Ash Wednesday fasting...

Lent: Lenten Season 2010 Begins with Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday, which begins the 40 days of the Lenten season (Lent). You'll see lots of people coming out of church with black ash on their foreheads. The ash is made from burning last year's palms from Palm Sunday. The ash is applied directly to the forehead to...

Shrove Tuesday: The Hardest Things to Give Up for Lent

Today is Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday), which means that Ash Wednesday arrives tomorrow, and thus begins the forty days of Lent. In the past, Lent was vegetarian-only, and fasting was required: only one full meal...

Black Saturday: Follow-up to the 2009 Raging Inferno in Australia

An inquiry begins today on the causes of the fires and performance of the fire fighters who fought the inferno that was Melbourne in Australia. I sincerely hope that the fire fighters will be glowing with all the...

Pączki Day Recipes, History, and the Dreaded Calorie Count

A pączek is a traditional Polish doughnut traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday, the Thursday which falls before Lent.  Pączki are deep-fried and shaped like a sphere, often filled with a sweet filling and...

Australian bush fires 'kill 14'

The Bush fire in south-eastern Australia have killed 14 people , and the fire is spreadind in easter direction. The fire fightrs are struggling hard to control it due to high temperature and wind. " Bush fires...

Fat Tuesday and Super Tuesday to Overlap for First Time

For the first time ever, “Fat Tuesday” and “Super Tuesday” – this year dubbed “Super Duper Tuesday” — fall on the same day, Feb. 5.If you’re not familiar with the term, Fat Tuesday, you might be quicker to recognize it by its French name, Mardi Gras. Each...

Cologne Carnival Hits High Gear

Every year Cologne, Germany celebrates Carnival, a tradition almost as old as the history of the city itself. The fasting associated with Lent before Easter is called "Fastnacht" or "Karnival"...

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