Green Thursday may have something to do with an older custom of giving those
penitents who had completed their penances on Wednesday green branches on
Maundy Thursday: perhaps a use of the the green wood-dry wood image.
Joe
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University of Durham
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Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 06:43
Subject: Re: Term "Viridium die"
>At 11:00 30/10/98 +0100, Ab. Goedhals wrote:
>>Dear Joe.
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>>On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 23:45:21 -0600 (CST), Joseph Herl wrote in a message
>>on the Liturgy Mailing List with the subject "Term "Viridium die"":
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>>> I find the term "Viridium die" is some 16th-century documents. It
>>> appears to refer to one of the days in Holy Week. Can anyone tell me
>>> which one?
>>
>>It is Maundy (or Holy) Thursday. In some countries (notably Germany) it
>>is still called Green Thursday (viridis = green, dies = day).
>>
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> I wonder why 'green' - my Latin dictionary adds "fresh, blooming,
>marked by youthful vigour" -- seems peculiar for this feast...
>
>Ted Smith
>Edward (Ted) Smith "Tradition refuses to submit to the small
>Ph.D. candidate and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely
>Dept. of History happen to be walking around"- Chesterton
>University of Guelph
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