2006-12-23 04:41:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
6 February 1756, a "Day of Publick Fasting and Humiliation on the occasion of the earthquakes at Lisbon and elsewhere" (London Gazette 1759)
On February 6, 1756, the Anglican Church held a day. of fasting and humiliation in memory of this earthquake.
16 February 1759 was on the occasion of a feared French invasion (as the other folks posted)
The Lisbon Earthquake and tital wave earthquake began at 9:30 on November 1st, 1755...
2006-12-23 05:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the 6 February 1756 King George II proclaimed a period of public fasting. Fasting was traditionally seen as an act of penance and a petition to God for favours requested. In this case it was to offset the imminent threat of invasion and war by the French.
2006-12-23 04:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the journal of John Wesley, the King called for a day of public fasting and prayer in order to gain God's blessing to protect the country from a threatened invasion by the French. If one believes in such things, the day of humility was successful - the French invasion was duly averted.
2006-12-23 04:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by Andromeda_Bloodaxe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of a day devoted to public far*ing before, now or at any time.
2006-12-26 02:05:25 · answer #4 · answered by Trixie Bordello 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guilt, pennance, and the french invasion fleet,and we have been starving ever since. LF
2006-12-23 05:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋