Carling Sunday

English

Etymology

From the carling peas traditionally eaten on the day, themselves named for Care Sunday.

Noun

Carling Sunday (plural Carling Sundays)

(British, dated or dialectal) Synonym of Passion Sunday: the fifth Sunday in Lent.
Synonyms: Carl Sunday, Carle Sunday

References

“Carling Sunday, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1888.

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