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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I am only speaking from my Anglican (high-church, for what that is worth) experience (I'm married to an Anglican priest) and both Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wed. have specific religious services, which differ from both regular masses and standard confession and absolution. So, while it may be true for you and many others that there is nothing different on that day, for some there is. And that's my only point.
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Ah well I'm not as familiar with the Anglican tradition, but then we get away from the heart of the "who has the right to be offended" point. (A silly one but eh silly is fun). Since Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras belonged to the Catholics first, are they the only ones who "get" to be offended?
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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
My bad. I meant Irish Americans, not actually Ireland.
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While we both knew what you meant ( I assume) trying to say that the Irish Americans do something, thus the Irish do it, misses the point entirely. Perhaps you thought the original reference was more to Irish-Americans though.