Obviously in the West during Lent (and the 'gesimas) we abstain from liturgical use of "alleluia". What are your experiences of the degree to which this liturgical abstention leaks into everyday life? Do any of you belong to parishes where the practice is to utterly abstain from any utterance of the word at all in any context? What do rehearsals for Easter during these seasons look like if so? Is there any long-standing tradition of the laity utterly and completely abstaining from "alleluia"? I've been curious about what this looks like in the wider parish, as well as the historical, context for some time now, and it seems an appropriate time of year to ask.