Shrove Tuesday is the last Tuesday before Lent and the day before Ash Wednesday
Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. It is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
Eggs and milk were at one time forbidden on Lent and therefore and had to be used up before Ash Wednesday, so on the Monday before lent , eggs were eaten, or gifts of pancakes, flour, eggs were handed out to prepare final meals on Tuesday. This is why Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Day in England.
Q: when is shrove tuesdayA: tuesday 21 2012
Shrove Tuesday is Pancake day.
The 21st of February 2012 was Shrove Tuesday.
Shrove Tuesday is also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Shrove Tuesday is known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday in French.
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Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of Lent. Since Lent is a time of fasting, Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to pig out.
Well, on Shrove Tuesday (Also known as Pancake Day), I normally eat pancakes.
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It is the Tuesday before Good Friday.
Pancake tuesday
No meat on shrove Tuesday