Posted on 03/03/2025 6:47:06 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Fat Tuesday is better known by its French translation, Mardi Gras. It takes place on the final day before Ash Wednesday…Also known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday has a rich history in both the U.S. and across the world and represents a day when Catholics and other Christians come together in celebration before the more subdued observance of Lent.
Fat Tuesday in America predates the birth of the U.S. Some form of Fat Tuesday celebration has been taking place in New Orleans since 1699.
According to Reid Mitchell, author of “All on a Mardi Gras Day,” festivals were common throughout the year in New Orleans, but those taking place during Mardi Gras separated themselves thanks to the more elaborate costumery.
Few people realize that the colors of beads tossed around at Mardi Gras have religious significance. The official colors are purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. Shirley Henderson, former communications director for the Diocese of Biloxi (adjacent to New Orleans, said that, despite seeming secular, Mardi Gras is actually “a kind of evangelizing.”
Brazil has Carnival; Italy, Martedi Grasso. It’s also known as Pancake Day in some parts of the world.
Fat Tuesday is also called Shrove Tuesday…”to shrive,” meaning “to confess,” or to hear confessions–a way to prepare our hearts for the beginning of Lent dating back to the Middle Ages.
The name Pancake Day comes from the tradition of people returning home after the sacrament of confession and enjoying a big feast of pancakes. They are a rich food often made with eggs, butter, and some sugar, ingredients traditionally used less often in Lent.
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Pasczki Day
Pancake Day?
I thought only Lutherans did that?..................
I’ll have The Rachel Corrie Special.
‘All hail Laundu’
Maybe I’ll fast on Tuesday and eat meat all during “Lent”.
5 solas!!!
That’s not what the Church teaches.
Try sacrificing. You’ll be glad you did!
In this country we have FAT EVERYDAY!
IIRC, Methodists do, as well!
Heck....I remember when our PUBLIC school held a Pancake Dinner every year, on Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras.
Same lunch ladies did the cooking, with volunteers.
A good time was had, by all.
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