Good Friday traditions

Madam_X · 29-03-2013 02:05AM

AdamD wrote: »

Atheism is far less in your face than Catholicism.

But when it comes to individual subscribers to either, it depends on the atheist and the catholic.

spankysue · 29-03-2013 02:08AM

EireIceMan wrote: »

Great, another one of these threads.
OP, how old are you, that you forget? I'm sure your answer is on google somewhere. Or probably its the very same now as when you were catholic. So different you cant remember. Honestly if you're that interested theres a forum for these questions, weather you're catholic, protestant, muslim etc. Its long gone boring in AH.

For the love of Geoff! I just asked what everyone else was upto tomorrow, not what Catholic traditions are, and fyi, It's been a good 20 years since I had to do any religious stuff on Good Friday, and I was 10 at the time so please forgive me if I don't remember.

The main point though was just asking if other people were doing anything, was just supposed to a bit of lighthearted fun, asking what people were doing seeing as the pubs are closed.

29-03-2013 02:08AM

Madam_X wrote: »

But when it comes to individual subscribers to either, it depends on the atheist and the catholic.

That's a bit of a mute point when one of the subscribers is the state and their enforced rules pretty much overrides the effect any individual subscriber could have.

Paramite Pie · 29-03-2013 02:10AM

chatterpillar wrote: »

As a matter of interest, why is fish OK but not meat?

(Genuine question! Coming from a meat-eating atheist. I don't see what the difference is ...?)

There's probably more than one theory and no-one can say for certain.

In the first century, Jews fasted on Mondays and Thursdays. They would also not eat meat on days of mourning.

The original Christians were all Jewish and were used to the fasting as a spiritual discipline. They moved the fast days to Wednesdays and Fridays, because Judas engineered Jesus' arrest on a Wednesday and Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

Catholics have recognized Fridays (but no longer Wednesdays) as meatless days to coincide with the Hebrew tradition of not eating meat on days of sorrow.

Most often that fast took the form of avoiding meat/dairy in the diet. Fish was seen as the poor man's food so it probably didn't count in their eyes. Kosher meats have to have all blood removed, while fish doesn't for some reason. This may have to do with fish being cold blooded and mammals are warm blooded so a distinction was made.

To be honest, most people in those days couldn't afford meat anyways so it wasn't much of a sacrifice for them really.:P

irishgeo · 29-03-2013 02:15AM

blaze1 wrote: »

Banks are closed, most jobs are off including banks. Bank holiday IMO

Its not a public holiday so companies that take it off means it classed as a day holidays and comes out of your annual leave.

Its a public holiday in NI and the UK rather oddly as we are supposed to be a Catholic country.

Chucken · 29-03-2013 02:16AM

spankysue wrote: »

For the love of Geoff! I just asked what everyone else was upto tomorrow, not what Catholic traditions are, and fyi, It's been a good 20 years since I had to do any religious stuff on Good Friday, and I was 10 at the time so please forgive me if I don't remember.

The main point though was just asking if other people were doing anything, was just supposed to a bit of lighthearted fun, asking what people were doing seeing as the pubs are closed.

Thread title: Good Friday traditions.?

You went on to point out what you'd be doing.

Great for you. I dont get why you wanted to tell everyone

What are you rebelling against?

EireIceMan · 29-03-2013 02:18AM

spankysue wrote: »

For the love of Geoff! I just asked what everyone else was upto tomorrow, not what Catholic traditions are, and fyi, It's been a good 20 years since I had to do any religious stuff on Good Friday, and I was 10 at the time so please forgive me if I don't remember.

The main point though was just asking if other people were doing anything, was just supposed to a bit of lighthearted fun, asking what people were doing seeing as the pubs are closed.

well probably the same thing as when you were ten. It hasnt changed. Il be eatin a snackbox, will probably have a beer or two and head to bed.
Sorry if it was meant as lighthearted fun but the amount of religious threads on AH that turn into bitchfests is gettin boring. Religion should be banned here IMO, theres dedicated forums, and they all end in bitchin and sniping.

spankysue · 29-03-2013 02:19AM

Chucken wrote: »

Thread title: Good Friday traditions.?

You went on to point out what you'd be doing.

Great for you. I dont get why you wanted to tell everyone

What are you rebelling against?

Nothing, I told everyone what I was doing to get the ball rolling, I don't see what your problem is

Chucken · 29-03-2013 02:29AM

spankysue wrote: »

Nothing, I told everyone what I was doing to get the ball rolling, I don't see what your problem is

Its Friday!

Well, I'll start by feeding my dogs and cats. Then I'll check the post. After that I'll hoover the house and wash the floors.
Then..I'll have my breakfast whilst checking my emails.
Then..I'll go for a walk and chat to some people..maybe?

I'll come home, cook dinner, watch tv maybe? Eat dinner. Browse Boards...

Friday!

Madam_X · 29-03-2013 02:34AM

Chucken wrote: »

Its Friday!

Gotta go downstairs, gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal.

Kickin' in the front seat, sittin' in the back seat, gotta make my mind up, which seat can I take?

gurramok · 29-03-2013 02:36AM

spankysue wrote: »

For the love of Geoff! I just asked what everyone else was upto tomorrow, not what Catholic traditions are, and fyi, .

I will drink alcohol as a protest against a religious inspired law which says I should not drink on Good Friday, its a tradition on my part

Galwayguy35 · 29-03-2013 02:37AM

I'll be working tomorrow, then I'll go to to the gym, come home and watch TV and go to bed much the same as any other day of the week.

OP not exactly sure what you have forgotton what Catholics do on Good Friday, it's not that hard to remember in fairness, they go to Mass and don't eat meat.

Chucken · 29-03-2013 02:37AM

Madam_X wrote: »

Gotta go downstairs, gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal.

Kickin' in the front seat, sittin' in the back seat, gotta make my mind up, which seat can I take?

What ever floats your boat

Steodonn · 29-03-2013 02:42AM

13 cans in the fridge and 2 beef burgers in the freezer. Going to be a good day

nootroc · 29-03-2013 02:46AM

blaze1 wrote: »

Banks are closed, most jobs are off including banks. Bank holiday IMO

The ****ers charge interest every day so there's no such thing as a bank holiday IMHO

Humans eh! · 29-03-2013 02:52AM

Steodonn wrote: »

13 cans in the fridge and 2 beef burgers in the freezer. Going to be a good day

Better double check that Steo,

Could be 13 horseburgers and two cans

Better send out the BBQ invites now!

Ri_Nollaig · 29-03-2013 09:46AM

Mr. Wong wrote: »

Good Friday ain't a bank holiday.

It's a bank holiday just not a public holiday.
A lot of places will still be open (nearly all retail and multinationals I'd imagine), I am at work for example, ...well, define "work" as loads of have taken the day off and I'm reading boards

Pumpkinseeds · 29-03-2013 10:23AM

It's just another working day for a lot of people. I remember when I was a kid in the 70's/80's,most shops were either closed all day or closed by 3pm. The licensing law on Good Friday is the only thing that's stayed in place. It makes no difference to me, I wouldn't be going out tonight anyway. I really can't see the point in the ban on the sale of alcohol today though. I would have thought that someone would have mounted a successful legal challenge to it in this day and age.

HondaSami · 29-03-2013 10:53AM

I will be having fish for dinner same as I do every good friday.its one day without meat. Im not a practing catholic but there are some traditions from my childhood i still do.

Irish Guitarist · 29-03-2013 11:21AM

I don't eat meat on Good Friday. That's because I'm a vegetarian though.

chatterpillar wrote: »

As a matter of interest, why is fish OK but not meat?

(Genuine question! Coming from a meat-eating atheist. I don't see what the difference is ...?)

I assume it's because meat would have been considered a luxury item back when there were no such thing as supermarkets. Someone would have to be rich, or at least reasonably well off, to either own herds of cattle or to buy meat from someone that owned cattle, whereas any peasant could go out and catch some fish. Therefore a rich person giving up meat would be making a sacrifice.

That's just my theory though.

MurdyWurdy · 29-03-2013 11:28AM

I'm going to meet my friends for a big feed of burgers later. We're all protestants so Jesus said it was ok. I asked him

Actually, Ive no idea, are protestants supposed to eat fish on Good Friday as well?

Leftist · 29-03-2013 12:08PM

HondaSami wrote: »

I will be having fish for dinner same as I do every good friday.its one day without meat. Im not a practing catholic but there are some traditions from my childhood i still do.

padd b1975 · 29-03-2013 12:29PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I'll be working tomorrow, then I'll go to to the gym, come home and watch TV and go to bed much the same as any other day of the week.

OP not exactly sure what you have forgotton what Catholics do on Good Friday, it's not that hard to remember in fairness, they go to Mass and don't eat meat.

Mass is never celebrated on Good Friday.

mccarthy37 · 29-03-2013 12:43PM

chatterpillar wrote: »

As a matter of interest, why is fish OK but not meat?

(Genuine question! Coming from a meat-eating atheist. I don't see what the difference is ...?)

The best thing about fish these day's is it will never be mistaken for horse meat.
I asked this question many years ago in school and the brother said that Christ sacrificed his flesh on Good Friday so it was forbidden to eat flesh on this day. So I then asked him what about Ash Wednesday, Were you ever taught by Christian brother's when corporal punishment was all the rage. I'll tell you I couldn't hold my fork to eat the bit of fish my mother gave me for dinner when I went home.

lertsnim · 29-03-2013 01:13PM

I went to work. Good Friday is a load of bollocks

Ted_YNWA · 29-03-2013 01:27PM

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

Actually, Ive no idea, are protestants supposed to eat fish on Good Friday as well?

We did growing up anyway .

HondaSami wrote: »

I will be having fish for dinner same as I do every good friday.its one day without meat. Im not a practing catholic but there are some traditions from my childhood i still do.

COI myself & maintain the tradition even after moving out of home.

As Sheldon Cooper would put it

"it's a non-optional social convention"

df1985 · 29-03-2013 02:02PM

Anyone else clean the house out of sheer boredom?

I cleaned the toilet with my dog judging me and mocking me with his eyes....

starskey77 · 29-03-2013 02:05PM

well i had a fry im in the boozer with ten others and im headn to mass at three

Toby Take a Bow · 29-03-2013 02:27PM

I don't get all the atheists who make a specific point of eating meat on Good Friday. In a way, you're still allowing the Church to dictate what you eat, even if you're doing the opposite of what they're suggesting.

Just eat whatever you want. If you do that, the Church is exercising far less control over your life.

For me: I will probably be having fish, as there is a load of fish in the freezer. Unless I'm passing by Tesco, in which case I'll get myself a steak.

irishgeo wrote: »

Its a public holiday in NI and the UK rather oddly as we are supposed to be a Catholic country.

That's not odd. The UK would be predominantly Protestant. Protestants also believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus.

stop animal cruelty · 29-03-2013 02:31PM

Fishfingers & spuds.

Good Friday traditions

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