Carling Sunday

a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See Carl, 4.

Carling Sunday

Between March 8 and April 11 in the West; between March 21 and April 24 in the EastCarling Sunday is the fifth Sunday in Lent, and is also known as Passion Sunday . Its name possibly derives from "care." It is traditional in Great Britain to eat a dish of parched peas cooked in butter, called a carling, said to be in memory of grain Jesus' disciples picked on the Sabbath.
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BkDays-1864, vol. I, p. 336
BkFest-1937, p. 56
DictDays-1988, p. 19
EncyEaster-2002, p. 463
FestSaintDays-1915, p. 53
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 169
OxYear-1999, p. 615

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