It's Fat Tuesday!
@jillybean1222 (6406)
February 9, 2016 2:51pm CST
It's Fat Tuesday! And if you practice the act of sacrifice and penance during the Lenten season, this just might mean you are living it up today! I saw a funny meme on Facebook with Bill Murray sitting with a pile of all sorts of goodies in front of him. It said something like, "If you are Catholic, this might be you on Fat Tuesday."
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday which requires Catholics to fast and abstain for the day. It also is when people choose to give up things such as chocolate, coffee, alcohol, or Facebook.
You can also add something such as extra prayers, charity work, reading the bible, etc.
I'm kind of bummed because I do like to have a special sort of meal on Fat Tuesday and I can't today. My daughter has an activity which puts us out of the house all evening. I'll make something simple that the rest of the family can eat without us. So no "Fat" feast tonight.
I still haven't decided what to do for Lent. I might give up Facebook.
Do you observe the Lenten season?
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
9 Feb 16
I made pancakes this evening (as is proper on Pancake Day) and filled them with smoked mackerel, soft cheese and horse-radish sauce. I don't celebrate Lent (or I haven't felt the need to do so for a long time) but I may try to give up buying things I don't need from Charity shops! 
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@celticeagle (189917)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 16
Sounds interesting. I'm not sure I like mackerel.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
10 Feb 16
@celticeagle Idaho is probably about the furthest you could get from a fresh source of mackerel and I don't know how available smoked mackerel is in the US. It's rather stronger and more oily than smoked salmon (and it's a greyish-white meat rather than pink).
The pancakes I made were made from buckwheat (something I hadn't tried before) and had a more nutty, earthy flavour than the ones I usually make with wheat flour. They were ideal with the smoked fish and would be excellent with smoked salmon, too, or, indeed, with fresh poached salmon.
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@celticeagle (189917)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 16
@owlwings ...I have had canned mackerel and didn't care for it. Very oily and strong flavored. I have had buckwheat pancakes before and they are rather tasty. I'd go for salmon anything. We are famous for salmon around these parts. Yum! Can't get enough. Fresh, poached salmon. Now we're talking.
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@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
11 Feb 16
No i don't observe this season but i have a few friends that do. One of them is giving up facebook.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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11 Feb 16
that's a common thing to give up these days. i think i'm one of many who spends too much time there
@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Feb 16
@jillybean1222 I am strong in my faith but being Lutheran I have never done anything specific about Lent. Just never thought about it. Basically we eat everything as usual but we might not eat as much and stick to smaller portions. Never gave up anything but it is something to think about.
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
10 Feb 16
I observe the Lenten season but don't really give up anything any more. I have enough sacrifice in my daily life to probably get my to heaven on an express pass
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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10 Feb 16
for years i was either pregnant or nursing, so i didn't really have to do it either. now i'm not. it's an adjustment
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
9 Feb 16
I think we so misuse it nowadays,like people don't realize the issue is not to sacrifice and safe it for the next day but to share instead
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Feb 16
No, I am not a religious person so give up none of my vices or hobbies.
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
10 Feb 16
Usually just staying home with family during the Holy Week.
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