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Bookmark or Share- Shrove Tuesday - WikipediaShrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday or Pancake Day) is the final day of Shrovetide, marking the end of pre-Lent. Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesday.
- Shrove Tuesday | Definition, History, & Traditions | BritannicaShrove Tuesday, the day immediately preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in Western Christian churches. It occurs between February 2 and March 9, depending on the date of Easter.
- Shrove Tuesday History | Why Do We Eat Pancakes? | HistoryExtraWhy is it called Shrove Tuesday? It comes from the word ‘shrive’, which means to give absolution after hearing confession. So Shrove Tuesday is the day when people went to confession to prepare themselves for Lent, which begins on the following day, Ash Wednesday.
- What is Shrove Tuesday? - GotQuestions.orgToday, Shrove Tuesday is primarily observed among Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Methodists. The word shrove is the past tense of shrive, a verb meaning “to go to confession and get absolved of sin.”
- Shrove Tuesday Definition, Date, and More - Learn ReligionsShrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in the Roman Catholic Church (and those Protestant churches that observe Lent). Shrove Tuesday is a reminder that Christians are entering a season of penance and was originally a solemn day.
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