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From: Eve <>
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Lent and Friday Fish among the DS
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:05:28 -0400
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Thanks so much for your input - and a more official one to boot. Our
Lutheran Church - including our minister has never heard of this and we're
those real stuffy strict Lutherans :-) This is something that has forever
puzzled me and since it tis the season of Lent I thought it an appropriate
time to ask - also a good way to get conversations flowing again on this
list after our last freeze-out.
Always good to hear from you Henry and hope all is well with you up there in
the Tundra :-)
Eve
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Henry Fischer <> wrote:
> Dear Eve,
>
> Fasting on Good Friday by not eating meat was a universal practice among
> the Lutherans throughout Swabian Turkey whose ancestors basically came from
> Hessen. It was still practiced by family in Canada.
>
> Henry Fischer
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:44 PM
> Subject: [DVHH] Lent and Friday Fish among the DS
>
>
> I have a very strange subject/question. I know that traditionally
>> Catholics
>> didn't used to eat meat on Friday (I am not sure if this is still
>> followed)
>> - not sure if that only applied during Lent or all year. However, does
>> anyone know of this religious tradition in the Lutheran/Evangelical
>> community?
>>
>> Ever since I can remember (my family being Lutheran) mom has never allowed
>> meat served on Good Friday. I have also followed this tradition, but
>> noticed it wasn't observed by others at our church and I can remember
>> being
>> "gently" teased about being Catholic. When I asked mom about this her
>> response was "Tati always said - Christ died for our sins on Good Friday,
>> the least we can do is give up meat on that one day of the year". So I'm
>> not sure if it was just observed in her home or others as well.
>>
>> Curious,
>>
>> Eve
>>
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