Being the good Catholic boy that I am/Should be...I've decided to educate you bunch of Pagan's.
Theme:
Retreating into the wilderness with Jesus
When:
This year on Ash wednesday the 9th Feb until the 26th Mar. It's a non stop forty day rollercoaster ride!
Why:
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, heralds the beginning of fasting in Lent. On this day (so they say) there were feasts of pancakes to use up the supplies of fat, butter and eggs... foods that were forbidden during austere Lent.
Lent is ye olde English for Spring.
It's 40 days long coz according to the bible 40 days is a traditional number of discipline, devotion and preparation.
Moses set up camp on a mountain for 40 days, Elijah did a 40 day stint travelling round before he reached a cave and had a vision (shrooms), Nineveh got a 40 day sterch to repent and not forgeting that the big man himself spent 40 days bumming around in the wilderness praying and fasting.
As for the fasting...well that just gives the bible bashers something to do...
Now be good to ya fellow man...
...May the lord be with you! :thumbs
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