Christmas...Valentines... now time to cook pancakes!
I'm not a fanatic but I believe that the passion of pancakes began with the old custom of a day of pancake which is eminent all over the world. It's history! It was said to have started in England on the start of Lent leading to Shrove Tuesday and now being celebrated as Pancake Day. It is a day distinguished by different countries on different dates associating with the beginning of Lent, a time of fasting in the Christian datebook.
For many people, Pancake day is the start of Lent that could also be a great opportunity to combine with spiritual adventure. Spending time alone or with the family during Lent are what families do to give themselves a break from daily chores, rush, phone, meeting and traffic. It could be days or a week of quietness commemorating the real reason of Lent. As Star Rewards suggests a seductive stretch alongside the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Amalfi Coast is widely regarded as among the favorite family adventure being in one of Europe's most beautiful coastlines. Every thrilling twist in the famous coastal road offers up a different discovery, at times clinging to jagged cliffs that sink hundreds of feet into the foaming spray below, at others slicing through aromatic lemon mangroves and vineyards.
Although this idea is a kind of spiritual getaway for some, still many Christians mark the season by marking a spiritual commitment that helps them focus more on Jesus Christ, by giving up a habit of luxury and perhaps spend the season reading a daily devotional or doing volunteer work. One simple but powerful way to prepare this is to spend time in the Scriptures. One site has just put a Lent daily Bible reading plan online to help—it walks through all four of the Gospels between today and Easter, so by the time Easter arrives you’ll have read the entire account of Jesus’ life, ministry, death and resurrection.
If you've not made a Lent pledge before, daily Scripture reading is a great place to start along with a great Pancake day to open the season. Take a look at the Lent reading plan and see it helps you focus your thoughts on Jesus as Easter approaches! No matter what you plan for your Lenten getaway, the most important thing we should bear by heart is to pray, and contemplate the meaning of Lent and Christmas and apply the meaning to our life.
Spending my the season of Lent beginning on Pancake day will be a good time for the whole family to stay together doing things together and praying together.
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