according to Celtic Folk Customs by Brian Day Carling Sunday, Passion Sunday, Care Sunday, Fifth Sunday in Lent CELTIC. In ancient times beans were eaten at feasts commemorating the dead, and this may explain the custom of eating grey peas, called Carlings, on the news of the imminent death of Christ. In Roman times beans were also given as a dole, and in Lent they have always been an approved food. When eating them communally, the one getting the last carling in the dish will be the first to marry. Fig pies, when figs can be obtained, are also traditionally eaten, in memory of the alleged cursing of a barren fig tree by Christ when making his triumphal entry to Jerusalem, but Fig Sunday is celebrated on the 4th, 5th and 6th Sunday in Lent in different regions. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002