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Post by lena on Mar 29, 2024 14:59:48 GMT
Was at the cathedral this afternoon . Sunday is hopefully Mass and dinner at a fancy restaurant with Mr Man & other Americans et al Call me a reactionary or one of those self indulgent born againers who want to tell you how holy they are but even professional sinner like me ( slut , alcoholic , cynic , anger issues etc ) the world needs the main religions .As troubled as religions can be we still need ideals to live by that go beyond the dominant mobile phone gods & worshipping big are TV's .
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Post by Jennifer on Mar 30, 2024 15:59:27 GMT
Hope you're having a great Easter holiday weekend! We're getting family together and having a big lunch with 20 or so people. We would have done it al fresco if we had the weather but it doesn't look like the case.
We always see on the news these reenactments of the Jesus cucification in the Philippines, did you go to one?
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Post by lena on Apr 1, 2024 13:17:13 GMT
^^^^^ Good for you guys. I have been to one re-creation which was enough for me .A huge crowd , very emotional with yelling & crying , some people fainting , involved lots of violence where the -re-enactors were hit & whipped . Nowadays 3 men are tied to the wood but in the past have heard they were nailed in .That is said to still go on in the outback . The re-enactors don't mind the punishment since there is the belief that it takes time of Purgatory ...... People here can take religion way too far .
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Post by julieanne on Apr 1, 2024 16:23:14 GMT
Easter tradtions in Spain involve dressing up in costumes very similar to the KKK and parading around and carrying statues of the Virgin Mary. It's a little mad.
Easter dinner here was cooked by Jennifer, really well. We dressed up too with nice dresses.
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Post by lena on Apr 1, 2024 22:08:42 GMT
What did she cook up ?
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Post by julieanne on Apr 1, 2024 23:01:10 GMT
Roast Lamb which is tradition for Easter where we grew up
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Post by lena on Apr 3, 2024 14:56:26 GMT
^^^ That sounds very good. In the USA ham is usually the main dish .
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Post by Jennifer on Apr 5, 2024 10:25:27 GMT
It was alright anyway. It is a little stressful cooking for lots of people!
Hope you had an terrific Easter Lena! Do you guys have chocolate eggs too?
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