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Shrove Tuesday
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Shrove Tuesday the day before
Ash Wednesday, on which people would be
shriven (confessed and absolved) in preparation for Lent. Though named for its former religious significance, it is chiefly marked by feasting and celebration, which traditionally preceded the observance of the Lenten fast.
Shrovetide means Shrove Tuesday and the two days preceding it, when it was formerly customary to attend confession.
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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SHROVE TUESDAY CALENDAR.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/24/2009; 680 words
; ...day before Lent begins, known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, with evening meals...30 p.m. for everything else. Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, New Baltimore...School and the Deacon's Fund. Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, First United...
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 "Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)")
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Make perfect pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
Newspaper article from: Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England); 2/4/2008; 700+ words
; PANCAKE Day or Shrove Tuesday (February 5) is great fun - except...just around the corner: 'At Shrove Tuesday supper if thou belly be full, before...would like to join in some traditional Shrove Tuesday customs, Maughold Social Club will...
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Savoring Shrove Tuesday
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/22/2007; 314 words
; ...and suppers this week to observe Shrove Tuesday. In Waldorf, St. Paul's Episcopal...evening. On the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent...Ireland, Australia and Canada, Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Tuesday...
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Shrove Tuesday Flapjack Feasting; Organizations Offer, Residents Partake Of Christian Supper [Correction 3/10/06]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/2/2006; 316 words
; ...churches and civic organizations had Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers this week. On the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the beginning...In Ireland, Australia and Canada, Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Tuesday...
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Shrove Tuesday feast free at Millinocket church
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 3/4/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Millinocket traditionally are hosts for a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper to celebrate the...have made a major change in their Shrove Tuesday supper. The event is still...Gagnon said. The St. Andrews Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is 4:30...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Trinity Episcopal to hold Shrove Tuesday supper.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 3/4/2000; ; 684 words
; ...practical. Church members will hold a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper from 5 to 8 p.m...s fund for outreach programs. Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the concept...of the faithful. In the English Shrove Tuesday tradition, it was the custom...
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 "Talk of the Nation (NPR)")
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Interview: Steve Findley discusses Shrove Tuesday celebrations at All Saints Episcopal Church in East Lansing, Michigan
Transcript from: Talk of the Nation (NPR); 2/8/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Interview: Steve Findley discusses Shrove Tuesday celebrations at All Saints Episcopal...00 PM JOE PALCA, host: Today is Shrove Tuesday, an Episcopal celebration...home there. He'll tell us about Shrove Tuesday traditions and his parish...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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By Shrove, it's Pancake Day; Forget a traditional supper tonight, it's Pancake Day again. But don't flip out, Karina Wulff Harrestrup has the perfect recipe for better batter.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 3/4/2003; 700+ words
; ...Harrestrup Today is Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday, the day that falls 41 days before...dairy products until Easter. The Shrove Tuesday meal was therefore made...confession in church, and the 'shrove' is taken from the word 'shrive...
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 "Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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Tony Darden knows all about Shrove Tuesday: Pancakes kick off a centuries-old tradition of pre-Easter repentance.
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA); 2/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...arriving at the church early on Shrove Tuesday and not leaving until...weekdays, begins the day after Shrove Tuesday on Ash Wednesday and...repentance for failures and sin. Shrove Tuesday is sometimes known...Mardi Gras, meaning "Fat Tuesday," which contrasts to the...Lenten ...
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TONY DARDEN KNOWS ALL ABOUT SHROVE TUESDAY
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 2/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...arriving at the church early on Shrove Tuesday and not leaving until...weekdays, begins the day after Shrove Tuesday on Ash Wednesday and...repentance for failures and sin. Shrove Tuesday is sometimes known...Mardi Gras, meaning "Fat Tuesday," which contrasts to the...n Lenten ...
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Shrove Tuesday
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
SHROVE TUESDAY SHROVE TUESDAY. The day immediately preceding...retain their festive connection to Shrove Tuesday. Homemade or commercially produced pancakes remain popular on Shrove or "Pancake" Tuesday in Great Britain...
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Blood Sports
Book article from: American Eras
...Sports. Cock throwing formed a diversion in England on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of...after 1680 in New England. As in England it marked Shrove Tuesday. But like many other European sports, this one died...
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soccer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...football. The first recorded game probably was that on a Shrove Tuesday in Derby, England, part of a festival to celebrate...contingent of Roman troops (AD 217). By 1175 the Shrove Tuesday soccer game was an annual event. The sport remained...
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Belgians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Flemish Sunday Zondag Monday Maandag Tuesday Dinsdag Wednesday Woensdag Thursday...One of the most famous is the Shrove Tuesday Carnival in the town of Binche...March of the Gilles." On this Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning...
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Portuguese
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...holidays celebrated in Portugal are those of the Christian calendar. Those with the status of national holidays are Shrove Tuesday (in February or March), Good Friday (in March or April), Corpus Christi (in June), All Saints' Day (November...
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