Still Waters Posted April 26, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Worcester Cathedral has hit back at criticism over a service that included a man dressed up as a spear of asparagus. A packed congregation on St George's Day saw asparagus from Evesham receive a blessing to mark the start of the British Asparagus Festival. Gus the Asparagus Man was part of the procession- dressed in a giant green asparagus costume. However, some Anglicans described the service as a "pantomime". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-39719298 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted April 26, 2017 #2 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nice change from all the turnips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted April 26, 2017 #3 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'm all good with asparagus being blessed. I can understand why some folks might not be. What I didn't understand was what St. George and asparagus have to do with each other. So I looked up "St. George asparagus". St. George day was last Sunday, and now is the kickoff of asparagus time.. And first thing up after this article was a recipe.. for St. George Mushrooms and asparagus.. sounded tasty to me.. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/how-to-make-st-george-s-mushrooms-with-asparagus-plantain-and-mushroom-and-apple-jellies-a7670261.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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