so I'm just wondering...

[laurainlimbo]

I just saw someone reply to that "writer's block" question stating that they are giving up LJ and blogging for Lent.

So that got me wondering if anyone on my f'list is Catholic, and giving up anything for Lent.

Is anyone giving up blogging or LJ?

Good thing I'm not Catholic - I don't think I could give up anything for 40 days, especially LJ!

someone else replied to the writer's block question that they were giving up food! haha that's funny - I guess they have a death wish?

that is all...

Comments

[wolfpurplemoon]

I know a lot of people give things up for lent and none of them are even christian let alone catholic! Oh and isn't today the first day of lent so they should've not even seen the writer's block question! (I definitely couldn't give up the internet for that long!!)

Last time I did anything lent-related was in high school when a group of my (all non believer) friends gave up chocolate and I don't think any of us made it the whole 40 days, I failed because I had to eat up the last of some cereal with chocolate bits in!

I remember my crazy christian flatmate at uni saying that fasting during daylight hours at the weekend was a traditional thing but then she spent a whole Saturday sitting at the kitchen table and I definitely saw her eating (tough to abstain with people making meals in front of you!).

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

to give up something and say it's for lent, without being christian or catholic, is kind of sacrilege. and just silly - it doesn't mean anything. the point of lent is that giving up something should have some purpose, I think.
and you're right - someone being serious about lent shouldn't have even been on LJ today - LOL!

omg I could absolutely never give up chocolate, even for a couple days. if someone said I could never eat it again, I might just die!!

I've known Muslims who fast during Ramadan, and that makes sense. if they are really devout, they stick to it. and then they totally feast when it's over. I went to a traditional Ramadan feast, and it was fantastic!!

[wolfpurplemoon]

I suppose it's a bit like all us non-believers celebrating xmas, that's surely just as sacrilegious! I suppose christianity and it's rituals are just part of the culture so we just have our advent calendars and our xmas day and give a passing thought to giving something up for lent whether we believe in the religious stories behind it all or not.

I'm not that in to chocolate, I don't have much of a sweet tooth and I can't eat sugary things if I'm really hungry, but I have a few brands and varieties that I really like such as Cadbury's Crunchie and Lindt from Lindor (omg, they have that liquidy chocolate centre *melts*!).

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

I guess that's one reason I don't celebrate Christmas. if I'm with my family, I'll do the tree and presents, but I really don't get into that holiday much.

I wish I could say I wasn't into sweets - but they are my biggest weakness! especially chocolate. Cadbury is actually my favorite brand...sooo good!