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Today is Mardi Gras, I see.
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Today is Mardi Gras, I see.


Feb 9, 2016, 12:40 PM

That means tomorrow some people will have black stuff on their face. Always fun.

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Well you see Prod, Mardi Gras typically leads to


Feb 9, 2016, 12:45 PM

white stuff on or around one's face. It's gods way of hiding the #####.

Money shot, if you will.

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If your white


Feb 9, 2016, 12:46 PM

Black face is frowned upon, don't do it.

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HIS white?


Feb 9, 2016, 2:33 PM

TheProdigal is a white slave trader?




WHO FREAKING SAW THAT COMING?!!?!?

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I suddenly feel old because I haven't been in a


Feb 9, 2016, 12:48 PM

bar recently enough to know what any of them are doing for Mardi Gras.

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what is that black stuff they use on Ash Wednesday?


Feb 9, 2016, 12:53 PM

I can't think of what it might be......

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Wikipedia says it's ahses from palm trees blessed on the


Feb 9, 2016, 12:56 PM

previous Palm Sunday.

That may be just traditional, and now they use something commercial for that purpose.

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No, it's still last year's palm fronds


Feb 9, 2016, 2:28 PM

Because the palm fronds are blessed as part of the Palm Sunday Mass, the proper disposal in the tradition of the Catholic Church is to burn them. My parish's final call to return last years palm fronds to the church for burning was last weekend.

The ashes of the burned palms are mixed with the Baptismal chism (Link for the lazy) to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday.

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When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!


Lots of Protestant churches have started doing Ash Wednesday***


Feb 9, 2016, 12:59 PM



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I don't get Advent and why we need a calendar for it.***


Feb 9, 2016, 1:02 PM



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They used to make pretty decent speakers***


Feb 9, 2016, 1:10 PM



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My first bookshelfs were advent.***


Feb 9, 2016, 1:43 PM



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Why do you need a calendar for anything?


Feb 9, 2016, 1:24 PM [ in reply to I don't get Advent and why we need a calendar for it.*** ]

We have set times and dates for certain things because we need to order our time. But I think the specific reason for the order of the liturgical calendar is to be reminded that truth unfolds in time- that since our lives are structured by time, we need to ritually set aside certain seasons to observe certain things rather than just expecting us to understand everything all at once, abstractly. So, I guess, the reason for Advent is at least partly educational.

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I had one once, back when i was dating the gal that left me


Feb 9, 2016, 1:30 PM

for Jesus. It didn't teach me much. I'd also never heard of Advent until that year.

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I'm actually surprised there hasn't been a revolt


Feb 9, 2016, 1:40 PM [ in reply to Why do you need a calendar for anything? ]

to restructure the present-day Gregorian calendar, since it is structured around the life of Jesus Christ (you know, with all the BC and AD stuff).

Because people so much like to be offended and oppressed these days.

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What year doe the Jews figure it is? How about the


Feb 9, 2016, 1:43 PM

Hindus?

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here....


Feb 9, 2016, 1:50 PM

http://www.calendarhome.com/calculate/convert-a-date/

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Hebrew: Shevat 30, 5776


Feb 9, 2016, 1:55 PM

Islam: Rabi'ath-Thani 29, 1437

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A lot of people will only use "BCE" instead of BC now


Feb 9, 2016, 1:48 PM [ in reply to I'm actually surprised there hasn't been a revolt ]

They also will only use "CE" instead of "AD."

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I'm going to drunkenly drive my truck into an elementary


Feb 9, 2016, 1:21 PM

school in celebration.

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I got in HR trouble at work years ago for telling someone


Feb 9, 2016, 1:34 PM

that the black stuff on there face was very distracting when trying to have a serious conversation.

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Prodigal is posting about Lent again, I see.


Feb 9, 2016, 2:37 PM

Always fun.

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