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17 January
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What does Famine week mean?
What does Famine week mean?
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No idea!
Famine means HUNGER.. and a week is 7 days.
but i have never heard this expression.
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- English (US)
gosh that's really hard to think about english translation that is 100's of years old... ! i have never heard that word used, currently, to mean hard or difficult.
EXCEPT! we use a phrase called "feast or famine" which means.. things are really GREAT or then, really BAD.
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@emtrivoli
this is a part of a letter written by Tchaikovsky and it is written "Christ is Risen! In 2 hours I will go to church for a light matins. "
so can this words mean Fasting?
this is a part of a letter written by Tchaikovsky and it is written "Christ is Risen! In 2 hours I will go to church for a light matins. "
so can this words mean Fasting?
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- English (US)
fasting DOES MEAN going with out eating. This is too old. I have no idea.
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