tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post5862789864374394181..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Lenten Fare in English HistoryDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1269909266379151812015-03-28T13:34:44.840-07:002015-03-28T13:34:44.840-07:00Hadn't thought of that, but she wasn't dri...Hadn't thought of that, but she wasn't drinking either, which is why I thought it sounded like Ramadan.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-33748072902007145302015-03-28T12:32:48.115-07:002015-03-28T12:32:48.115-07:00Football and Shrove Tuesday have a history found i...Football and Shrove Tuesday have a history found in the fenlands of East England:<br />In the East Anglian Fenlands the young men enjoyed a game called "Fenland football" on Holy Days. This was the original form of football when crowds of young men chased across the countryside kicking an inflated pig's bladder. In the the course of chasing the ball, the young men often destroyed every drainage ditch they passed.<br />These actions often took place upon festival days. The Midlands Rising in 1607 started on May Day. <br />Shrove Tuesday in Lent was another popular date for protesting the draining of the fens. These Holy Days provided time for village games, which often involved inversion rituals (turning the world upside down for a day). <br />Another popular occasion was Rogation Day, the day on which people perambulated the boundaries of the parish to note the parish boundaries. <br />Agrarian risings of this kind rarely involved violence against people. The crowds might appear threatening. There were rarely any injuries to individuals. Those against whom the crowd were protesting usually stayed out of the way.<br />Sally Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287628255330281037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-81753372418688481022015-03-28T07:56:38.590-07:002015-03-28T07:56:38.590-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed it, Linda.I'm glad you enjoyed it, Linda.Lauren Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938146663557663891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-20207427497611643042015-03-28T07:56:10.221-07:002015-03-28T07:56:10.221-07:00I appreciate your comment, Sue. Your student'...I appreciate your comment, Sue. Your student's fast sounds like some of the earliest customs, where 1 meal a day was the norm. I think it makes sense to have it in the evening-you have it to look forward to!<br />Lauren Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938146663557663891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-40845306479551824662015-03-28T07:54:18.136-07:002015-03-28T07:54:18.136-07:00Thanks for commenting, Marie! The Puritans may ha...Thanks for commenting, Marie! The Puritans may have felt fasting was unnecessary-they had already eliminated so many customs and foods that were pleasurable! I feel sure cost did restrict availability of almonds.Lauren Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938146663557663891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-22864629852789477502015-03-28T04:30:54.816-07:002015-03-28T04:30:54.816-07:00Thanks for a fascinating insight.Thanks for a fascinating insight.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-84419316890850681382015-03-28T04:26:12.995-07:002015-03-28T04:26:12.995-07:00I have a student in my literacy class who told me ...I have a student in my literacy class who told me recently that she was fasting - real, Ramadan-style fasting, where you don't eat till after sunset. I thought it a bit early for Ramadan, but said nothing. I eventually found out that she was Eastern Orthodox and was fasting for Lent.<br /><br />I've never heard of that, but I imagine it wouldn't have gone over well back in the Middle Ages. ;-)<br /><br />Well, thanks to Lent we have Shrove Tuesday, when they had to use up all their forbidden stuff, hence the pancakes. Any excuse to eat pancakes! It was also a day for playing football and another of my students, a Catholic boy, tells me they still do that at his church, though not in the streets, of course. Fascinating customs!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-62673660514174722982015-03-28T02:02:06.080-07:002015-03-28T02:02:06.080-07:00Very interesting for me writing about the early re...Very interesting for me writing about the early reformation. I always think it's ironic that the Puritans didn't believe in fasting! I wonder if only wealthy people had access to almond milk - it must have been expensive. Marie Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906943465845474431noreply@blogger.com