Tradition. My years are filled with earthly and spiritual traditions. They are welcome landmarks along the journey.
Here are just a few that I'd like to share.
MARDI GRAS
Mardi Gras is said to have come to the New World in 1699, with a Canadian explorer named Pierre LeMoyne d'Ibersville, who founded the colony in Louisiana.
D'Iverville's father had been an indentured servant when he arrived in Canada and grew wealthy in Montreal. His son, Pierre, distinguished himself as a soldier during efforts to keep the English our of the Hudson Bay area. Soon, the French asked him to find the mouth of the Mississippi River along the gulf and to establish a fort there.
On March 3, 1600, d'Iverville landed on the shores of the Mississippi near the Gulf. He name the spot Point de Mardi Gras, in honor of the holiday being celebrated that day in France.
PANCAKE DAY
For Catholics in some regions of the world, the day before Ash Wednesday is Pancake Day. Some suggest that serving pancakes on this day became a popular way to use up fat, butter and eggs before Lent got underway.*****In England, a Pancake Day Race has been held on this day before Lent for over 500 years--begun allegedly when a woman cooking pancakes heard the church bells summoning her to services. In her hast, she rushed out of her house still holding her frying pan.From the Little Black Book 2009/2010
Please share your traditions. How do you prepare for Lent?
Tomorrow the Lenten Journey begins in earnest. Inviting you to be a companion on the Journey to Calvary.
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Thanks be to God
Thanks be to God
