#12 february 2024

[northgazaupdates]

12 February 2024

Photographer Yazan Al-Shobaki documents a young girl in a shelter center in northern Gaza using a paper drinking cup to collect rainwater from a gutter and pour it into an empty bottle of water

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[rabbitcruiser]

Shrove Monday/Güdismontag

This year, Shrove Monday will be observed on February 20. The day, also known as “Collop Monday”, “Rose Monday”, “Merry Monday”, or “Hall Monday,” is an annual Christian holiday that is observed on the Monday before Ash Wednesday. The day is celebrated with carnival parades and floats that often satirize a culture’s habits or people, national and international public figures, recent events, and taboo subjects. Marching bands and local associations are also a part of these parades. The parades are visited by spectators and some may even receive media coverage. Spectators at the parade also dress as mythical or political figures, thus adding to the merriment of the day.

History of Shrove Monday

The origins of Shrove Monday are not entirely clear. However, the traditions around the carnival and parades may have begun over two thousand years ago by the Romans. In these carnivals, it wasn’t uncommon to see the servants and slaves playing the role of masters and dressing up like them. Fast forward to today, the tradition continues with people dressing up as local and international public figures while satirizing them.

Shrove Monday also signals the end of the period before ‘Lent’ for many Christians. Until Easter, Christians observe a period called Lent. Some might even choose to fast or spend more time praying during the Shrovetide week. Several Christians give up meat, sugar, eggs, and alcohol during this period. The fast or abstinence is broken by consuming these food products during the carnivals.

The day is sometimes called “Collopy Monday” in the U.K. owing to a traditional meal eaten for breakfast on the day — collops of bacon eaten with an egg. Whereas in east Cornwall, Shrove Monday is known as “Paisen Monday” or “Peasen Monday”, in honor of the pea soup that is eaten on this day. Shrove Monday is a popular holiday in numerous countries. It is part of the Carnival calendar in Greece, and in many Caribbean countries, it is known as “Carnival Monday” — thus starting the Carnival season. In the Americas, Shrove Monday is more popular as “Luni Gras” or “Fat Monday”. In Lucerne it's called "Güdismontag". Güdis is an old word for stomach and Montag is Monday. It's the last Monday to fill your stomach with all the good eats before the Lent starts on Wednesday.

It appears that almost every culture has its version of Shrove Monday!

Shrove Monday timeline

12th Century The Royal Shrovetide Football Match

Henry II starts the trend of an annual traditional football match that is different from modern-day football.

19th Century The Celebrations in the Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago Carnivals first celebrate Shrove Monday in the Caribbean.

19th Century The Mississippi Gulf Coast Mardi Gras

Carnival celebrations to mark Shrove Monday begins in Mississippi, U.S.

20th Century The New Name

Mississippi Gulf Coast Mardi Gras is renamed Lundi Gras or Fat Monday.

Shrove Monday FAQs

What does Shrove Monday celebrate?

Shrove Monday is celebrated before Ash Wednesday and signals people to start preparing for the season of Lent.

Is Shrove Monday a holiday in Germany?

Shrove Monday is not a public holiday in Germany.

Where is Shrove Monday celebrated?

Shrove Monday is celebrated in Europe, the Americas, and even the Caribbeans.

How to Observe Shrove Monday

Feast on collop and eggs

Attend a carnival

Start preparing for Lent

Start Shrove Monday by feasting on the traditional meal of collop and eggs. A collop of bacon may be eaten with beans and vegetables to add more flavor to the dish. This is the best way to start the celebrations!

Find out if there are any carnivals on Shrove Monday located close to your area. You may even dress up in costumes or participate in the festivities as a spectator. Shrove Monday carnivals are a stunning sight.

After you are done celebrating Shrove Monday, you could start preparing for Lent. Devout Christians prepare for Lent by confessing, fasting, giving up certain food items, and praying more.

5 Intriguing Facts About Shrove Monday

It’s always on a Monday

The name comes from the word ‘shriving’

Carnivals and Shrove Mondays are synonymous

‘Collop’ doesn’t always mean bacon

It also marks the start of spring

More precisely, Shrove Monday is always celebrated 48 days before Easter.

The old word ‘Shriving’ means to listen to someone’s sins and forgive them.

Some of the world’s largest and most famous carnival celebrations take place in New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, and Venice.

Any fatty piece of meat may be referred to as ‘collop’ and consumed on Shrove Monday.

Shrove Monday marks the beginning of Spring in the Greek Orthodox calendar.

Why Shrove Monday is Important

Celebration of age-old traditions

A time of merry-making

A celebration of rare foods

Shrove Monday is celebrated with The Royal Shrovetide Football Match dating back to the 12th Century. Ancient traditions like these make Shrove Monday an important historical observation while keeping old traditions alive.

Shrove Monday is celebrated with carnivals, parades, and floats. People dress up, indulge in satire, and drink and eat to celebrate. Shrove Monday is a perfect holiday to spend some fun times with your loved ones.

Shrove Monday, in a way, also celebrates foods that are increasingly becoming rare. Also known as Collop Monday and Peasen Monday, this is a good opportunity to celebrate collop bacon and eggs, and pea soup.

Source

[withbriefthanksgiving]

UK: use this template to email your MP to demand that they:

oppose the current military operation in Rafah,

demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire regarding Israeli actions in Gaza, and

demand an immediate end to all arms sales to Israel.

[ID: Instagram post by @PalestinianYouthMovement with text reading: “Urgent call to mobilize for Rafah! Heavy non-stop bombing currently targeting Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, days after Occupation threatens ground invasion.” End ID]

Rafah is currently under heavy bombardment. This is the southernmost area of the Gaza strip--the area that people were told to evacuate to. Israel is carrying out the exact plan that people were expecting from the beginning; shrinking the "safe" zone and pushing forced migration further and further south, then attacking and killing people in that extremely densely populated area.

Find a protest in your area:

Canada:

Toronto

Ottawa

Montreal

United States:

Austin

Los Angeles

Houston,

Cleveland

Seattle

Atlanta

Washington DC

[kidsnextdoor-doodles]

Some of my favourite bits from Sooper Secrets and Boomerang Bloopers part two

The fact that this is 95% a persona she’s putting on for her objective

Nigel needs therapy Part 2. Lizzie probably has to encourage this behaviour because she’s a GKND operative

HERBIE SECTION HERBIE SECTION HERBIE SECTION Guys he’s an important character he got his own section trust me (coping)

He’s autistic your honour. Also intrigued by the fact he gets every top secret mission assignment. Guys he’s important I SWEAR!!

I just thought these were an interesting tidbit

Herbie agrees that Nigel needs to chill. Probably because he’s annoyed at being called so much. Also not to overthink a tie in book but, first name basis?

The fact that Kuki can just speak to animals but I haven’t seen any fans do something with it

FANNY SECTION FANNY SECTION FANNY SECTION

This just made me laugh. Again, not to overthink a tie in book but Fanny thinking Rachel would agree makes sense when you consider what Rachel said at the end of op fugitive (“I'm ashamed to call you a girl! I never thought a girl could be so stupid!”). Also moonbabes crumbs so Gay!! Part 4

These two together makes me think that Fanny hating boys wasn’t because of some major turning event in her life like a lot of people portray. It was just something that built up over years and she just got ruder lmao. Also any Decom lore crumbs are very appreciated here

As someone who lives with a ten year old boy, I don’t doubt this for a second

Everyone shitting on numbuh 13. Snarky Hoagie lol. Also numbuh 12 girl what are you doing here??

Nigel wears sunglasses so he can stand out, and suggests that neon orange shoelaces are a good idea

Nigel needs therapy Part 3

Nigel NEEDS therapy Part 4

RACHEL SECTION RACHEL SECTION RACHEL SECTION

Guys idk being supreme leader doesn’t sound very fun /s. The fact that she apparently really wanted to be supreme leader makes this very ironic. Confirmation that she knows of the TND directly, I can imagine the earful Chad got after op End. Also she’s one of the two known operatives to like spinach, the other is Hoagie

[destinyc1020]

Zendaya with her cute little Spider-Man gift!!! 🥰

She's so gorgeous, my GAWWWD.... 😩

[card-of-the-day]

Today's Card Is: T.G. Rocket Salamander

[littlemixdaily]

perrieedwards: Perrie.

[brian-in-finance]

Love this. From a podcast Nell Hudson did, thoughts on Claire and Cait playing her.

“Claire is my favorite character.. Claire to me is the ultimate heroine and Catriona is just breathtaking as her. To pull that off over all those years with all the parallel stories going on is phenomenal. Such feat. That's the reason why she's so beloved and absolutely sought in her career. She deserves all of it."

https://twitter.com/mushka_lives/status/1754891387399774378

Entire podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Pih0tZcZTWqy8ocr8ejh1?si=DSsEkPVsTQqXpRwjLleyXw&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A6LBTB8o8kCCYuMRDJkATjQ&nd=1&dlsi=e7eee4e9099145ab

Thanks for the message, Anon. 😃

Wait�� what?! Laoghaire thinks Claire is the ultimate heroine? 🤯 Haud yer wheesht!

Audio 🎧 from Twitter

Well… listen to that. You’re no dafty after all, Anon. 😂

Spotify

Remember… I came to her for a potion to open Jamie Fraser's heart to my own. I'm sorry. It's... it's painful to speak about. I was the one, you see, who Jamie was meant to marry. — Laoghaire MacKenzie, S01E11 The Devil’s Mark

[royalarchivist]

[monster-every-day]

day 43 - 2/12/24 - circus snail

snail with a jester hat for eyestalks and a circus tent for a shell! don't be fooled, it's still the size of a regular snail, it's just circus themed. many will encounter one and see the tent on its back and immediately assume it is a ginormous snail, but if you take a moment to assess your surroundings, you will notice that the snail is actually very small in size!

[ldshadowdoodles]

[81] Lizzie’s cheering you on! I’m getting better control of my left hand now :D

[northgazaupdates]

12 February 2024

Journalist Malak Abu Hussein documents the complete razing of several residential blocks by the IOF in Beit Lahiya.

Source: Malak Abu Hussein on Instagram

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[why-the-heck-not]

currently feeling FOMO over not having been to the moon

[withbriefthanksgiving]

Update: I contacted Holafly customer support. I asked whether the top up had been added to the original account.

It turned out that because I bought the top up using Paypal with an email that was different to the email address registered with my Holafly account (I still don’t quite understand this since I bought the original eSIM using that PayPal account but hey ho)

Holafly never sent me a confirmation number until I asked customer support. They also did not add the top up to the account until I asked. the account read expired all this time.

They now say the top up has been added to my original purchased eSIM that expired 7 February 2024. The account still reads as ‘expired’ but Holafly said the person can activate the eSIM without needing to connect to internet. I will check back to see if it works.

Summary: it still seems like Holafly is very hard to top up. It may be simpler to just send a new Holafly eSIM maybe 3-5 days before your current eSIM is set to expire.

a Holafly sim of mine expired even though I had a top-up ordered for it…. ⁉️

[ms-m-astrologer]

The Week Ahead: February 12-18, 2024

Lunar Phases

Tuesday, February 13, 03:55 UT - Crescent Moon, 8°55’ Aries

The key phrase for the Crescent lunar phase is “gather and mobilize resources” needed to support our intention. Look for things that can help you work independently, and bolster your courage if necessary.

Friday, February 16, 15:01 UT - First Quarter Moon, 27°26’ Taurus

The key phrases for the First Quarter lunar phase are “take action” and “build new structures to support our intentions.” The Moon goes void of course as soon as this aspect matures; wait for her to move into Gemini (19:39 UT) for a burst of energy and maybe even good luck.

Void of Course Moon

Monday, February 12, 12:32 UT (Pisces) - 13:26 UT (Aries)

Wednesday, February 14, 10:21 UT (Aries) - 15:02 UT (Taurus)

Friday, February 16, 15:01 UT (Taurus) - 19:39 UT (Gemini)

Sunday, February 18, 15:21 UT (Gemini) - 15:25 UT (Cancer)

Retrograde/Direct/Etc.

Pre-retrograde shadow: Pallas Athene/Sagittarius

Retrograde: Juno/Virgo

Post-retrograde shadow: Vesta/Gemini, Jupiter/Taurus

Ingresses

Tuesday, February 13 - transiting Mars enters Aquarius

Mad scientist Mars, inventor Mars, mechanic Mars - we’re interested in big ideas and how we can implement them.

Monday, February 19 - transiting Sun enters Pisces

Pisces Season - a little melancholy, intuition leading us to benefits, inspiration, going with the flow.

Et Cetera

There are three (!) Opportunity Periods this week:

Monday, February 12, 07:11 UT - 13:26 UT. “Use your intuition and imagination during this waxing Moon OP to start new, purposeful projects.”

Sunday, February 18, 22:28 UT - Monday, February 19, 03:21 UT. “Use this time for reasoning, creativity, and communication.”

Monday, February 19, 03:25 UT - Wednesday, February 21, 13:40 UT. “This long and dynamic OP is perfect to get your projects off the ground. Suitable for anything you want to see grow.”

By the end of the week, all the “traditional” planets (minus the Moon) will be squashed into Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, and Taurus - and they stay that way until mid-May. We can be bored to death and chafe at the restrictions; or we can go with that flow and easily focus on the areas of life, in our birth charts, where these planets reside. Look to where the swath of about 1° Aquarius to 20° Taurus falls. (Mostly across my 3rd through 6th Houses. Focus on the home, the tribe, the immediate private environment.)

[sweet-dottie-dan-dan]

Meowbruary

😺Day 12🍨