The Irish and Welsh words have the same origin as the Romance (i.e. Latin Quadragessima) and the Korean and Chinese translate respectively to "four ten-day fast" and "great fast period". (Oddly, "four ten-day feast" seems to be more common in contemporary Korean.)
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Date: 2009-03-15 06:37 am (UTC)