Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day – Pre-Lent

In many cultures, religious and secular (who perpetuate the day without realising the origins), the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is a day of celebration before Lent.

While not offering any pancake recipes, we thought we would offer a post which would provide a pre-Lenten smile (and laugh). And save you Googling Pancake Day for history.

The option has been made for Age humour (from the point of view of the old).

The name “Shrove Tuesday” comes from the word “shrive,” which means to confess one’s sins and receive absolution from a priest. It’s a day for Christians to prepare their hearts and souls for the penitential season of Lent. The tradition of making pancakes on this day is believed to have originated in medieval England as a way to use up ingredients like eggs, milk, and sugar before Lenten fasting began.

Today, Shrove Tuesday has become a secular celebration enjoyed by people of all backgrounds.

In some Christian countries, especially those where the day is called Mardi Gras or a translation thereof, it is a carnival day, the last day of "fat eating" or "gorging" before the fasting period of Lent.