[Sca-cooks] P: handwashing and grace

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> Also, I was planning to put a note about the handwashing being followed by
> a blessing in Jewish tradition, but my Jewish friend wonders if this is
> inappropriate. what do you think?
>
> -- Pani Jadwiga Zajaczkowa,

Personally, I see no harm in mentioning it, but you'll need to guage your
audience.. Some SCAdians are so anti ANY religious observance, that the mere
mention might set them off- OTOH, religion WAS a big thing in the MA, and
pretending it didn't exist is just silly.

Not sure if the Moslems did say a prayer before eating, but I do know that
if water was scarce, it was required to wash their eating hand with sand-
they were a very cleanly people.




Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

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And never a rider who cain't be throwed....