Lentn. (cap.) i.e.period from Ash Wednesday toEaster Eve of which the 40 weekdays are devoted tofasting and penitence,during which butchers wereforbidden to kill animals excepting by special licence to supply those with special needs大齋節(jié)（除特許者外禁止屠宰動(dòng)物）。
△2H.VI.4.3.5:“Therefore thus will I reward thee: the Lent shall be as long again as it is;and thou shalt have a licence to kill for a hundred lacking one. ”所以我要這樣獎(jiǎng)賞你：今后大齋節(jié)要比現(xiàn)在的長(zhǎng)上一倍；并且特許你每周宰殺九十九頭牲口。 Lent大齋期耶穌復(fù)活節(jié)前基督教徒虔誠(chéng)齋戒的節(jié)期。自圣灰星期三(復(fù)活節(jié)前6個(gè)半星期)開(kāi)始，規(guī)定要在40天內(nèi)（星期日除外）進(jìn)行齋戒，模擬當(dāng)年耶穌在曠野的40天禁食。東方教會(huì)的大齋期從復(fù)活節(jié)前8個(gè)星期開(kāi)始，其間星期六和星期日都不進(jìn)行齋戒。 |