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From: Pat Connors <>
Subject: [Redruth] Carling Sunday
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 09:39:56 -0700

according to Celtic Folk Customs by Brian Day

Carling Sunday, Passion Sunday, Care Sunday, Fifth Sunday in Lent

CELTIC. In ancient times beans were eaten at feasts commemorating the
dead, and this may explain the custom of eating grey peas, called
Carlings, on the news of the imminent death of Christ. In Roman times
beans were also given as a dole, and in Lent they have always been an
approved food. When eating them communally, the one getting the last
carling in the dish will be the first to marry. Fig pies, when figs can
be obtained, are also traditionally eaten, in memory of the alleged
cursing of a barren fig tree by Christ when making his triumphal entry
to Jerusalem, but Fig Sunday is celebrated on the 4th, 5th and 6th
Sunday in Lent in different regions.

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Pat Connors, Sacramento CA
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