I know that Easter changes every year because of something to do with the moon but not sure what. Tonight in Wales it’s a full one. It probably is where you are too come to think of it.
I used to think it was the Pope who decided when it was to be Easter weekend so that he could fit in his urbi et orbi bollocks to the world in his busy calendar of kissing runways, denying sexual abuse, preaching backward religious bigotry, the condemning of condoms and his hatred of homosexuals, Jews, muslims and women and everyone else who is going to hell.
We have sinned, we have sinned, we have sinned, but drop some money, all your money, in the offertory as it comes round and you might not go to hell after all.
Yesterday was Spy Wednesday as a reference to Judas as betraying Jesus(fact) and today is Maundy Thursday also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday and Thursday of Mysteries and commemorates the Maundy (the foot washing) and the last supper. (some more facts there).
In olden days the monarch used to wash the feet of beggars but these days they hand out money to the poor. Today the Queen was in York where she handed out the symbolic dosh. I wasn’t there to see her, and even if I was after last time’s fracas I wouldn’t reveal the fact on facebook.
The first maundy coin was Scottish. It was a 4d from James IV. It’s thought that the recipient bought a battered Mars bar and fish supper and squandered the rest on Irn Bru, a new sporran and a stretch tartan sofa cover(fact I made up)
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These days though the day before Good Friday is just an extra day to go out and get pissed because there’s no work tomorrow.
This is the moon as it rose above our house about an hour ago.
Whatever Easter means to you, hope you have a good one and that the Easter bunny leaves lots of Easter Eggs on the sideboard on Sunday.
Vrolijk paasdagen, pasg hapus, and Happy Easter wherever you are
Tim (and John) x
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