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Now, Christians celebrate in all kinds of ways including with a visit from the Easter Bunny, but a big part of the celebration is that big holiday dinner - emphasis on big. In this country, it's usually ham or lamb and maybe potato salad or scallop potatoes. And that got us thinking again about why we eat what we eat.
The image above is a reminder to pray for the many hands that help produce the food for the nourishment of our bodies.
Historically during the Lenten season the consumption of oysters increased dramatically in Christian societies around the world. Who did the work of shucking oysters?
