Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 13, 2009 at 10:35am
A very simple question but so many people seem to get it wrong. Some even seem to think eggs are a vegetable or a fruit or "given naturally" and then okay to eat, some even think fish are part of a vegetarian diet - fruit of the sea....... There are some funny ideas out there, so we will try to clean them up and give some practical assistance herein .The word vegetarian, coined by the founders of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847, comes from the Latin word vegetus, meaning "whole, sound, fresh, or lively," as in homo vegetus - a mentally and physically vigorous person. The term 'Vegetarian' was coined in 1847. It was first formally used on September 30th of that year by Joseph Brotherton and others, at Northwood Villa in Kent, England. The occasion being the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom.The original meaning of the word implies a balanced philosophical and moral sense of life, based on a sustainable culture, implying a lot more than just a diet of vegetables and fruits.[ Source : www.salagram.net ]
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