[Publib] Holidays (p.s.) and meals

[Meghan Miller Brawley]

John -- growing up in Tyler, TX I never understood why we got Good Friday
off from school and had fish on Fridays in the cafeteria. I grew up
Episcopalian (sometimes I felt like the lone Episcopalian in a wilderness of
evangelism), so I understood *why*, but not why/how the school district felt
it necessary to observe. It made as much sense as giving us Yom Kippur off
(which they didn't, although it'd count as an excused absence, and probably
only with a letter from your rabbi and an accompanying explanation of the
Day).

Regarding Palesteeeeeeeeeeen had a priest when I was in high school who just
couldn't accept that it wasn't pronounced Palest-eye-n. To me, the town
mainly means where to go to find a liquor store.

-Meghan, formerly of Tyler, now in Harker Heights, TX

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:18 PM, John <jrichmond at alphapark.org> wrote:

> When I was in East TX, deep in the heart of the Bible Belt, or close to
> it, the city of Palestine gave its employees Good Friday off.  I thought
> that was weird.  If that happened up here, it would make sense, because
> there are as many Roman Catholics and Lutherans in and around Peoria as
> there were Southern Baptists and other Baptists in Palestine and
> environs.  Liturgical churches "do" Good Friday.  But I never, ever saw
> church parking lots full on GF in Palestine--except the Catholic,
> Lutheran, and Episcopal parishes.  Good Friday as holiday in East TX was
> a mystery to me.
>
>
> And, yes, Chris of Tyler, it's been plenty wintry for me this year.  As
> it has for all of the natives, who are getting a bit restless.  But--the
> only time I miss Palesteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen is in Jan. and
> Feb., and we are here to stay.  Thus saith my wife, and I *believe*.
>
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