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The day before Lent begins is called Shrove Tuesday.
'Shrove' means being forgiven for wrong-doings or sins. Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day. Long ago this was a day for feasting and having a good time. People would go to church to confess their sins and would be 'shriven' or forgiven before the start of Lent. Since rich foods such as eggs were forbidden during Lent, one way of using them up would be to make pancakes.
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∙ 14y agoPANCAKES
The day before Lent begins is called Shrove Tuesday.
'Shrove' means being forgiven for wrong-doings or sins. Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day. Long ago this was a day for feasting and having a good time. People would go to church to confess their sins and would be 'shriven' or forgiven before the start of Lent. Since rich foods such as eggs were forbidden during Lent, one way of using them up would be to make pancakes.
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∙ 12y agoShrove Tuesday gets its name from the "shriving" ("to shrive" means to hear confessions) English Christians were expected to do leading up to receiving absolution before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is a term used for the day before Lent begins, a Christian season of fasting and prayer.
The word shrove means to obtain forgiveness for one's sins by confession and doing penance. Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the shriving that English Christians were expected to do prior to receiving absolution immediately before Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is the last day of "shrovetide", similar to the Carnival tradition that developed in Latin Europe. The name Shrove Tuesday is no longer widely used in the United States outside of church services. Due to the increase in immigrant populations and traditions since the 19th century "Mardi Gras" is more widely-used.
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∙ 12y agoIt means fat Tuesday and is because people would eat large amounts of sweet and nice things before the abstinence and fasting of lent.
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∙ 12y agobecause batman is a taco
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Why is shrove Tuesday special for christians?
Because it is 40 days before the lent
When was shrove Tuesday 2001?
Q: when is shrove tuesdayA: tuesday 21 2012
What food is made on shrove Tuesday?
Shrove Tuesday is Pancake day.
What day is Shrove Tuesday 2012?
The 21st of February 2012 was Shrove Tuesday.
What is shrove Tuesday also known as?
Shrove Tuesday is also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Does the french celebrate shrove Tuesday?
Shrove Tuesday is known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday in French.
Where does pancake day originate from?
Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the last day before the period which Christians call Lent. It is traditional on this day to eat pancakes.
What happened to Jesus on shrove Tuesday?
he was very hungry so he ate sum pancakes and a kitkat. he called it shrove Tuesday because he didnt know wht to call it. answered by Jacob
How did shrove Tuesday start?
SHROVE sTARED IN 100BC
What happens on shrove Tuesday?
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of Lent. Since Lent is a time of fasting, Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to pig out.
Why does Shrove Tuesday end on Mardi Gras?
Shrove Tuesday does not end on mardi gras, it is mardi gras.The Christian festival of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. The day before this is Shrove Tuesday, sometimes called Pancake Day. The French name for this is Mardi Gras, which means 'fat Tuesday'.Christians are supposed to avoid consuming fat or eggs during Lent. British christians use up their eggs the day before Lent begins by making lots of pancakes, hence pancake day. French christians concentrate on using up their fat, hence fat Tuesday.
What do you do on shrove Tuesday?
Well, on Shrove Tuesday (Also known as Pancake Day), I normally eat pancakes.
