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Feb 25, 2004 13:24

I saw a young woman say grace over her lunch today at school. Afterwards she attacked her sandwich with vigor ( Read more... )

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zoomardav February 26 2004, 08:34:21 UTC

I am scared of those toilets too.

When I see people praying in public before a meal I can't stop staring. It just amazes me.

eliciam February 26 2004, 17:06:09 UTC

Outdoor toilets are breeding grounds for nastiness.

That was the first time I've seen outdoor prayer in quite a while. I was beginning to think that we had no Christians left in Seattle.

zoomardav February 26 2004, 17:15:09 UTC

I see an outdoor prayer about once a month as I walk by Il Bistro on the way to the theater. Those outdoor tables seem to attract them.

Itadakimasu cukebrian February 26 2004, 19:56:00 UTC

My Japanese grandparents say itadakimasu before eating, and they make prayer hands and bow their heads a bit when they do. And I was taught that translated literally, it means "I will take it to my head," in other words, I will make good use of this food and not squander it. Because they're Buddhist, I always thought this was a Buddhist thing.

But then before her trip to Japan, dibble_dabble asked me about "that phrase you say before you eat," and I guess that while it may have religious roots, I believe it's now a basically secular saying.

Re: Itadakimasu eliciam February 26 2004, 20:56:34 UTC

It seems like a good motto for dieting: I will make good use of this food.

Re: Itadakimasu zoomardav February 27 2004, 00:51:25 UTC

As "bless you" and "god damn it" have become secualr sayings.

Probably part of the reason I'm so interested is that ritual is so rare in American society.

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