August 9, 2005
Carnival overload.
Should everything in "carnival" form be linked on Instapundit? Apparently. But I'm not up to doing it. Personally, I don't link to carnivals because I don't have anything to add. But it's awfully nice of Glenn to do all that linking!
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I enjoy the Carnival of Recipes, which usually has several good grilling recipes. I also enjoy the play on the word, carnival, or farewell to flesh, as I seek out new BBQ techniques.
Something about this post is attracting robots!
Paul,
Yep--that's why carnival precedes Lent. Carne = flesh. During traditional (pre-Vatican II?) Lent, literal flesh--meat--was not eaten, and less literally, the pleasures of the flesh, anything satisfying carnal desires, might be sacrificed. So, no sex, no chocolate. And if you're giving that all up for 40 days, well, you want to have a nice, big party to say goodbye for now.
I thought the title of this post said "Carnival Overlord" and I got really scared on an instinctual level!
Beth, you're right, of course. But the giving up is less stringent, now. I don't know the specific rules since I'm a Protestant bystander, but I'm pretty sure that the meat restrictions are lightweight. Here in Louisiana, where the population in the south of the state is largely Roman Catholic, the menus of even fast-food restaurants add fish for the 40 days (yes, Wendy's has a fish sandwich, who knew?). At one point Lent meant no meat for 40 days, then no meat on Fridays (maybe that's the Vatican II change). What is the status now? And am I correct in remembering the no-meat Fridays were the rule even outside of Lent, pre-Vatican II?
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