The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-06
The Do. >Son OF Fasti0g.
BEGINNING or LENT-SHRovs TUESDAY AND AsH
WEDN, SDAY.

wEDNl ssDAY.
To-day ia Ash Wednesday al from this time to Easter
suncay-a period Of six week good Roman Catholics
wiz abstain from meat and kindres heshy luxuries.
Yesterday was shrove Tuesday, an last night mani
oh country people observed the custo Of making and
ealing psneakss and balls held am social parties
given by our Germ and French residen . IN imitation
OF the carnival which is at this sesson universally
observed the Continent of Europe The sn Of ths
pracee OF pslcske eating th,s day is lost but we
Know is Of great antquity An old author tells s OF
the wonderful ccmposi,ion Of hese pancakes Hc s,s-
There n a thing called wheaton aoure, whlch as.r
COOKIES 60 nnsle win water egg spice and other tra
e and hstle into iryfpgpan Of toog suet, whore ii
msise eonfuted. dsmali missing. (Iike the Lsrnean
tpsse. in the eds II Achercn Stix Phegoton
i'll at last, by the fki of the cooke it Is
into the fosmv Of Flip Jack. called pancake,
which onpous a.tation the innorant people doe de-
you're yeIy evedey.
Another od fogy thus characterDes Shrove Tuesday:-
Here must enter that wsdDg stradling bureten gut
ted Csrni.x Of al C stendome vugurly entitled shrove
Mouth high Steward to the st mach chief Gaoiue ie to
the Gvts prime TO the Pallets ars Favore to the
ecer to the Pancakes first Focndcr OF the Fritters b.
ron of the Bacon itob Earle Of Eege bsssts &s &c.
The poet however, gives the truest version of
cake Dsy:-
It wss the Gay con both rich and poore
ALI chiefly ieasted with the self Same dtsh
When every T0uDoh, till 1t can hold no more
Is frister 6lsd rs welias hesrs can wish;
And every and maide coe take their turne
Ano tees their pancake up, Tor fear they burne;
And ah he kitchen doth with laughter sound
To see the pancakes fall upon the growd.
The Romsn Catholic church Sobids marriage, during
Lent well as the partskrg Of Aesh food and ooase-
quently. Immediately preceding Ash Wednesday the
churches ea with LOVING couples desrous Of being
made in time; and 1t will be found upon investga
tou that large number Of persons have been made
happy or miserable this way curing tho past week
Lent is 20 called from the time Of the year IN which
s held Lent signifyipg the Saxon language sprans;
hence 1t 10 known "a the spripg fast.
Ash Wednesday is 80 Designated from the
ancient ceremony OF the priest blessing the ashes with
Will the brow Of the penitent annouted, In the
form of csosa, he saying meanwhile, Aemerai homo
qVod puss1s es ct in paipcyim rererte'ss "Remembsr
man, thou art dust and must return to dust.
II is strsuge that there bat few re igions extant
that do not ognre ,essy for lasts and bodily
modification of some kind other 1t Is stated that
msny persons afflicted with chronic diseases restored
TO bodily health duritg the fasting This, Of
corrse, from the beneficial effect abstinence has
upon certau constitutions and is believed the propa
eaors Of RELIGIOUS rituals had this medical fact in view
in psi utirg fss.s people likely pay
tenton to them, by their having religious egniGcancc
Archbishop Hughes hss published tue regulations o.
Iert for TIE present year. They fol ows:--
]. AL he week Gays cf Lent, from Ash Wednesday till
Faster SnDday iast dSys OF precept meal with
The allowance of n moderate co hation
Tne pre.ep of lasting implies also that OF abstinence
from The use of e, meat. But by dspen aon the
of iieth meat is allowed Ia this oicc,ss tho principal
meal on the ays Tu sdays and Thursdays Of Lent
from the irTt Sunday until Palm Sunday.
3. The use Of Ireat is not aioved Thursday next
after Ash Wednesday, ror any day in the holy week
IL meoistsy precedir Easter Sunday
A. 1tere is beher fast abstinence 10 be observed
IN SUNDAYS Of Lent except Palm Sunday, which is day
q
II is not allie wed 10 fish with flesh meat at the
meal.
q. There is prohibition TO eggs butter cheese
provided the rules OF quantity prescrS by the fast be
CT implied with.
Z, The Church from the obligations Of fasting
Out rot Of abstinence from flesh meat except in special
cases Of sickLess and the e) the owing classes
persons list the ibrm I'd, those wh0e duties Of
Al axhausing OF iahoriens character 3d. persons who
nsney or nursing infants 9th, those who enesbed
by old age.