大斋节

早期的基督徒在大斋节的第四个星期日节日庆祝母亲节来纪念荣Mary（基督的母亲）。

The early Christians celebrated the Mother 's festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary , the mother of Christ .

奇怪的是，它是在大斋节（Lent）期间酿造的&大斋节期间禁食，只允许饮用液体。

Oddly , it was brewed during Lent , when fasting allowed only the consumption of liquids .

果酱甜甜圈（Jelly-filleddoughnuts）原产于德国，是一种在欢庆新年除夕与大斋节（Lent）前狂欢时吃的传统甜点（译注：大斋节，自圣灰星期天开始至复活节前的40天，在此期间进行斋戒和忏悔）。

Jelly-filled doughnuts ( with no doughnut hole ) originated in Germany , where they were traditionally eaten to celebrate New Year 's Eve and the carnival days before Lent ( Rose Monday and Shrove Tuesday ) .

“天妇罗”（tempura）起源于葡语中“temporas”（意为“大斋节”）一词。这样便很容易理解了，每周五，天主教徒会吃鱼。许是因为食物一经油炸便更加美味，后来天主教徒就将鱼炸制后食用。

The word " tempura " is actually thought to have derived from the Portuguese word " temporas " which means " Lent . " This makes sense , as the Catholic population would eat fish on Fridays and eventually decided to fry it - possibly because everything tastes better when it 's fried .

孩子们许诺大斋节时不吃糖果。

The children have promised to give up sweets for lent .

今天是教会大斋节四十天的开始。

Today marks the beginning of the church 's forty-day season of Lent .

大斋节期间，这个比例增加了一倍以上。

During Lent , the number more than doubled .

我为大斋节戒了啤酒，而这威士忌可是毁了我！

I gave up beer for Lent and this whisky is killing me !

在大斋节，让我们得自由，但我们也必须有责任感。

In Lent , let us be free , but let us be responsible .

请使用这些材料，他们能朔造及深化您今年的大斋节的心灵旅程。

Please use these materials to shape and deepen your Lenten journey this year .

通过神的恩典，大斋节的操练能带来基督形象的成长。

Through God 's grace , the Lenten disciplines can bring about growth in Christ-likeness .

我希望，上帝会给予我们大斋节的喜悦和自由。

I hope that God will grant all of us a Lent of joy and freedom .

在大斋节之前，鬣狗粪便中约15%的皮毛来自野驴。

Before Lent , about 15 percent of hair in hyena scat samples came from hunted donkeys .

这也是复活节前第七个星期三之前（大斋节的开始）要庆祝的宗教节日。

This is a religious holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday , the start of Lent .

那些饮食失调的人不要在大斋节期间时禁食，而是要改正对食物不健康的态度。

Those with eating disorders should fast not from food during Lent , but from unhealthy attitudes about food .

因此，让我们避免任何想法认为炉灰和大斋节是一个属灵成熟的方程式。

Therefore , let us avoid any thought that ashes and Lenten disciplines are sure formulas for spiritual maturation .

许多基督徒在大斋节期间会放弃食用肉类。不论你信与不信，这对鬣狗产生了间接的影响。

Many Christians give up meat for Lent , a practice that indirectly affects ... hyenas , believe it or not .

第五世纪大斋节的神学重点是耶稣的受苦和死亡，而不是为信徒准备进行洗礼。

The theological focus of the fifth-century Lent was the suffering and death of Jesus , rather than the preparation of converts for baptism .

大斋节的起源是又古老又复杂的，我们目前的礼仪，实际上是来自不同的时间和地点的一个组合。

The origins of Lent are old and complex , and our current observance is actually a combination of practices from different times and places .

他们在大斋节开始之时收集粪便样本，大斋节结束55天之后收集一次，在人类恢复正常饮食55天之后再收集一次。

They collected samples as the fast began , when it ended 55 days later and then again 55 days after the regular diet resumed .

神学生们不应当想有任何迟交功课的借口，就是大斋节的“祷告操练”要求了太多的时间！

Theological students should perish any thought about submitting a paper late with the excuse that a Lenten " prayer discipline " demanded too much time !

中世纪初期，大斋节的第一天是向基督徒分发炉灰，这是一种死亡和忏悔的记号。

In the early medi period the first day of Lent became a day for distributing ashes to Christians as a sign of mortality and penance .

我希望，如果你的教会没有大斋节的操练，为自己和你的教堂可考虑使用大斋节的传统。

I hope that those of you from churches with no Lenten practices will consider adopting the traditions of Lent for yourselves and for your churches .

和俱乐部相比较，明显不同的是人们非常熟悉的烤饼节。烤饼节在大斋节的第一天，通常在二月二和三月八日间。

In contrast with club , there is the popular Pancake Day.It is on the first day of Lent , and usually occurs between February 2 and March 8 .

根据在鬣狗粪便中发现的动物皮毛，研究人员判断，鬣狗在大斋节期间会大量捕猎这是因为人类所丢掉的肉类极其匮乏的缘故。

Based on animal fur found in the scat , the researchers discovered that the hyenas hunt more during Lent , when meaty leftovers from human meals are scarcer .

换句话说，大斋节为我们提供了与基督一同死亡与复活的实际操练。例如，在我们的生命中我们能体现复活节的含义。

Lent , in other words , provides us with practical exercise in dying and rising with Christ , such that we embody the meaning of Easter in our very lives .

为了帮助您在大斋节的旅程，我已经放了一系列的文章在我们的图书馆保留书架上，文章里附上了简短目录来描述和解释大斋节的心灵操练。

To aid you in your Lenten journey , I have placed on our library 's reserve shelf a collection of articles that describe and explain the Lenten disciplines , along with a short bibliography .