Yes, Lent is a fun one. It runs from Wednesday to Sunday, of course, so it's not going to be a full six weeks but it is nearly six weeks. OTOH according to many, Sundays in Lent 'don't count' for abstinence purposes (that was a surprise to me to when I first encountered the idea!) so it isn't even 40 days of abstinence either. *gah*
I know what you mean about twelfth night as a non-religious idea, and no, it isn't a date in the prayerbook, but then neither is Mardi Gras and that's quite firmly entrenched (in relevant cultures). :)
I swear goblins broke my last three phones, particularly the last one which was working one minute and then off and refusing to switch on, the next. They're not getting their hands on the new shiny one!
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Date: 2010-01-06 04:05 pm (UTC)I know what you mean about twelfth night as a non-religious idea, and no, it isn't a date in the prayerbook, but then neither is Mardi Gras and that's quite firmly entrenched (in relevant cultures). :)
I swear goblins broke my last three phones, particularly the last one which was working one minute and then off and refusing to switch on, the next. They're not getting their hands on the new shiny one!