Ash Wednesday

According to historians this celebration is dated back thousands of years ago to pagan celebrations of spring and fertility. Also including the raucous Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Lupercalia and when Christianity moved in to that area When Christianity arrived in Rome religious leaders decided to merge these popular local traditions into the new faith an easier task than abolishing them altogether. As a result the excess and debauchery of the Mardi Gras season became a prelude to Lent the 40 days of penance between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday.Along with Christianity Mardi Gras spread from Rome to other European countries including France, Germany, Spain and England. Yet Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday in America and a long time ago Mardi Gras was the day before fasting. So since they could only eat fish and nothing more for a week they binged eat meat, eggs, milk, and cheese. That’s why it's called Fat Tuesday and today people would as much junk food as possible and party for most of the…

Name__Josie Sembrot_________________________________________ Mission Carnival Wrap-up and Evaluation Answer the following questions in complete sentences and in paragraph format. Answers require thought and, therefore, most questions’ answers will be about a paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length. Please type neatly and edit before you print. (15 points). TURN IN TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM BY THE DUE DATE. Why did we have the Mission Carnival? Why right before Lent and on Mardi Gras? We have…

material. Concrete is an almost universal material. It can be used in so many ways, and achieve many different looks. It can be used architecturally by being the exterior support of a building, or by being the exterior itself. It can be used interiorly by being incorporated into the floor, walls, ceiling, furniture, etc. Concrete can be colored, textured, and can have aggregate added to it. The possibilities are never ending. The basic recipe of concrete is portland cement, water, and…

Abstract: The study investigated the workability, and compressive strength properties of the concrete produced by replac-ing 5%, 10% and 15% by weight of ordinary Portland cement with Sawdust Ash (SDA). Slump test was carried out on the fresh concrete and compressive strength test on hardened concrete. The concrete cubes were tested at the ages of 3, 7, 14 & 28 days. The results showed that Sawdust Ash is good with use in cement. The slump decreased as the Sawdust Ash content increased…

Ten days has passed by since then and Ash-well, he was gradually making progress, learning through his mistakes and mixing in some of the lessons he had learned through meditation into his daily routine. Patience was the key to his improvement because his aura couldn’t properly flow through his body under a lot of stress, he finally realizes that. Rather than forcing his aura, he approached the matter with a cool head, reducing the stress and taking deep breaths whenever he felt frustrated.…

"Also, what’s a Saiyan? A new type of Pokémon?"’ … … … Ash noticed the group’s expression. They were completely taken aback by unexpected turn of events. More so, that he didn’t expect Caulifla to march up straight at him and grab a handful of his jacket collar before pulling him towards her face in a fit of rage. "What the hell are you saying you don’t know who we are, Ash?!" she practically yelled at his face. "Caulifla, calm down!" Cabba rushed over and tried to pry the fuming Saiyan off the…

Look for branches breaking near the trunk, slits in the bark, woodpecker injury and chewed on foliage on ash trees. “EAB can wreak havoc in your cemetery, causing huge risk and budgetary issues. Spot EAB warning signs early. Or, you risk losing 15 to 30 percent of all the trees on your property within 3 to 5 years,” cautioned Borkowicz. If you spot a tree risk, call a trained arborist for help. “Preventive tree care can save thousands of dollars in potential damage or tree removal later on,”…

It was happened in South Australia know as Ash Wednesday ll. It was a group of bushfire which happened in South Australia on 16 February 1983. More than 180 fired blew by the winds up to 110 km/h within twelve hours. That caused widespread destruction across the states of Victoria and South Australia. In South Australia 28 people died and 47 more deaths in Victoria. This included 3 CFS and 14 CFA volunteer fire-fighters who died across both states that day. Many deceased were as a result of…

Glitter is serious business. No, really. On March 1st, as the Christian world enters the holy season of Lent, LGBT and LGBT affirming clergy will be offering ashes mixed with a bit of purple glitter as a means of welcoming LGBT people who may have felt rejected by the church and as an affirmation of God’s love for all. The project is a partnership between Parity, Liz Edman, author of Queer Virtue, and Metropolitan Community Churches, and has clergy from a variety of denominations who will be…

that describes the relation of the different personae to their readers in Growing Points (1975) modifies into a tone of balanced diffidence in Consequently I Rejoice (1977). The personae of Consequently I Rejoice are not animated by sheer delight in the diversity of experience; instead, their voices are subdued, and their attitudes are tentative and exploratory as they “rejoice/Having to construct something upon which to rejoice.” The epigraph from Ash Wednesday and seventy-five of the original…