Yesterday was "Shrove Tuesday," which is for some reason referred to as "Pancake day" here.
That reason being that people here celebrate the last day before lent by eating crepes, which are for some reason referred to as "pancakes" here.
I hear that people are supposed to eat crepes as way of celebrating their last day before they give stuff up in honor of that Jesus dude giving stuff up. Now, what makes me wonder is this: supposedly there was a sacrifice made on behalf of all mankind, right? That one was supposed to wipe the slate clean for everybody. So why would people want to voluntarily engage in low-level sacrifice after something like that? It almost seems like someone preparing a huge feast for a wedding reception, but then all the guests bringing a combo meal from McDonalds so they won't be hungry.
Also the idea of being like a lamb really doesn't sit well with me. I mean, apart from wolves, coyotes, raptor-type birds, lynxes, cougars and mountain lions, the biggest threat to most lambs is that guy who shaves them, slaughters them and eats them. What's his name again? Oh yeah, the shepherd.
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Maybe it's a covert pagan ceremony that actually celebrates the life and sacrifice of Oolong, the Head Performance Rabbit?
The sheep/lamb thing reminds me of a quote by Bishop Berkeley (the mystic sack of shit 'philosopher' after whom the pretentious Bay Area enclave is named) that I stumbled on: the European colonists would find "their slaves would only become better slaves by being Christian." Ick.
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