Winter weather freezes crawfish production
Farmers are waiting for sunny days to resume harvesting.
and last updated 2021-02-17 20:10:21-05
CROWLEY, La. â Although Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and Catholic and Christian people in Acadiana would normally turn to crawfish to avoid eating red meat, the recent cold weather is getting in the way.
A farmer in Crowley hasnât been out on the ponds since Feb. 12. Crawfish farmers are now waiting and hoping for warmer days to resume production.
âRight now, weâre completely shut down,â said Alan Lawson, crawfish farmer. âIâve never seen anything shut down like this ever.â
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021. Catholics must fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021 and Good Friday, April 2, 2021. Additionally, they must abstain from meat on all Fridays during Lent.
Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; weserve by giving alms; and we practice selfcontrol through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ. Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and
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