Posted on 02/16/2007 4:15:48 PM PST by snugs
Shrove Tuesday is the term used in United Kingdom,, Ireland, and Australia to refer to the day after Collop Monday and before Ash Wednesday (the liturgical season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday). In these countries, this day is also known as Pancake Day, because it is customary to eat pancakes on this day.
The reason that pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent is that it was the start of the traditional 40 days of Lent liturgical fasting, during which only the plainest foodstuffs were eaten. Therefore, rich ingredients such as eggs, milk, sugar and flour are disposed of immediately prior to the commencement of the fast. Pancakes were therefore the perfect way of using up these perishable goods, besides providing a minor celebratory feast prior to the fast itself . Though the Church of England celebrates Lent and often has lent services etc actual 40 days of fasting is not usually practised nowadays.
The word shrove is a past tense of the English verb "shrive," which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by confessing and doing penance. Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the shriving (confession) that Anglo-Saxon Christians were expected to receive immediately before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is the last day of "shrovetide," which is the English equivalent to the Carnival tradition that developed separately out of the countries of Latin Europe. In countries of the Carnival tradition, the day before Ash Wednesday is known either as the "Tuesday of Carnival" (in Spanish-speaking countries, "Martes de Carnaval," in Portuguese-speaking countries, "Terça-feira de Carnaval" or "Terça feita gorda") or "Fat Tuesday" (in French-speaking countries, "Mardi Gras," in Italian-speaking countries, "Martedì Grasso").
That is a cute dog there is something about small white dogs that I find very attractive.
LOL
what's new and exciting?
Congratulations
Wonderful photos.
Love the fire engine that was always the traditional way to end the carnival in Britain with either a current or old fire engine.
Our carnivals are normally around Regatta week in many seaside towns where they have a travelling fair and other events such as competion for the best dressed shop window and sometimes fancy dress for shop assistances.
Our carnival in Ashford is usually in July I will see if I can find the route this year and get some photos. We will probably also have around that time a fair or circus in Ashford.
Not a lot with last weekend's excitement of dad being ill I think I will settle for a quiet weekend :o)
...always a relief.
Still at work for another two and a half hours. Unnngh.
Horrible hours and I would think that the people that ring in at this hour are probably not the most polite of people as they probably do not want to be doing what they are doing at this hour either.
No, probably not...
Though mercifully, eight o'clock is rapidly approaching...
Bill these are outstanding pix.. thank you & it looks like a LOT of fun & it also looks like it is much warmer where you are then here (shirt sleeves?).. outrageous. Wind chills here still at zero & below & I walked Toby & Josy in forest behind my home for a couple hours yesterday in snow ranging between mid calf to mid thigh in height.
Oh that really looks good Dave.. worth maybe the trip to Galinburg (and I love Tennesse anyway)
the lettuce on Martha's pix is just a garnish.. , could be parsley, citrus wedges, various "fringed" lettuce.
Glad you got Lasik surgery. I would love to have it to if they figur I am a candidate. Years ago it was out of sight price wise but now you can often get both eyes done for 500 or less.
Did you have any complications?
Martha, what are haggis?
And even if I weren't a vegetarian, I think I would pass on the blood pudding..
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