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Re: HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY!
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04/16/06 04:14 PM
04/16/06 04:14 PM
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Yes, I gave up coke for Lent. Lent is sort of like Ramadan, except we don't necessarily fast completely - we just choose to give up something as a sacrifice, to symbolize the suffering that Jesus went through in the desert during his 40 days of temptation. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Actually, here\'s tons of info on this, if you're interested. There's also the practice of not eating meat every Friday, but I've noticed that some people follow this and some don't. Lots of interesting things about this holiday and time period, though... Something that I've been taught and agree with is that it's probably better to do something to better yourself, such as being kind to others, being more forgiving, and such, rather than just sacrificing a type of food... I think that coke really was a sacrifice for me, because it's something that I truly love, and I did it simply for Lent, but I also try to keep in mind to better myself as a person, which is what it's more so about. Of course, I try to do that year-round. 
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Re: HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY!
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04/16/06 05:52 PM
04/16/06 05:52 PM
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Thanks Gina, and it's great that you can bring yourself to do that. I mean, it's not that you have a Spartan life style, but when you like coke that much it must be hard not to drink any for 40 days. Of course I knew all about this 'ritual' - I'm not that blasphemistic - but I don't participate. And I should have known it was called 'fast', since in my language it is called 'vasten' which is almost the same, with a bit of goodwill. The season we're in now (spring) is called 'lente' in my language, which resembles 'lent', might be some connection. Edit: The Wikipedia page confirmed what I thought The name "Lent" comes from the Germanic root for spring (specifically Old English lencten). Initially the word simply meant spring, but later became associated with the fast.
See, we can act as smart as we want, but at the end of the day, we still follow a guy who fucks himself with kebab skewers.
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