Reply to: Do you do Lent?

[NotAllThere]

If you ignore the bit about Jesus fasting for 40 days in the desert.

The requirement for Christians to fast at that time is entirely a church invention. It's not something specifically commanded in scripture. Like Easter and Christmas, it's rooted in pagan practice.

[minestrone]

I suspect it's an Anglican/Catholic thing rather than a specifically God thing.

If you ignore the bit about Jesus fasting for 40 days in the desert.

[PerfectStorm]

I've given up declaring dividends until April if it helps?

[NotAllThere]

I don't do god, unless it involves eating chocolate or getting drunk under the pretence of having a holiday

I suspect it's an Anglican/Catholic thing rather than a specifically God thing.

[cojak]

see you all in april 2016.

God bless.

Riiiiggggghhhttttttt.....

See you in May 2015 then (or the next time someone says something supportive of Alex Salmond, whichever comes sooner....)

[minestrone]

see you all in april 2016.

God bless.

[minestrone]

21 minutes to training starts.

[EternalOptimist]

I used to blame the Christians for 'calendar hogging'
Christmas , easter, lent, harvest festival, etc.

Now I realise it's not their fault. It's human nature
Nowadays we have valentines day, mothers day, my left bollocks day, be nice to people with one arm day, uncles day, women with one breast larger than the other day

I blame mumsnet

[minestrone]

5 cans to go.

[minestrone]

I going to mis alcohol

[minestrone]

8 beers down and quiet a few vodkas.

2 and a half hours to go.

[norrahe]

I don't do god, unless it involves eating chocolate or getting drunk under the pretence of having a holiday

So that's Easter and St Patricks day covered

[wurzel]

Yes.

I'm giving up this ridiculous teetotal health binge that I've been on since January 1.

May even do it for more than 40 days

[unixman]

Gave up sweets/biscuits/cakes/sugar last Lent. As it happens, never started them again.

Incidentally, needs to be a vote for "sometimes".

[MicrosoftBob]

I don't do god, unless it involves eating chocolate or getting drunk under the pretence of having a holiday