Dictionary Definition
shrive v : confess to a punishable or
reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: confess, squeal] [also: shrove, shriven]shrove See shrive
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Verb
shrove- past tense of to shrive
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
The date can vary from as early as February 3 to
as late as March 9. As it is
the last day before the start of Lent, the date is dependent on
that of Easter.
Shrove Tuesday (and Mardi Gras)
will occur on the following dates in the following
years:(carnevale)
See also
- Collop Monday
- Hurling the Silver Ball
- Mardi Gras in Mobile — American festival ending with Shrove Tuesday.
- Fat Thursday
- Fasnachts
- Maslenitsa
- Nickanan Night
- Powder Day
- Bonfire of the Vanities
Footnotes
External links
- Wilson's Almanac: Sources and quotes concerning Shrove Tuesday customs
- History of the Olney, England pancake race
- History of the Liberal, Kansas pancake race
- Great pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
- Pancake Day Game
shrove in Tosk Albanian:
Fastnachtsdienstag
shrove in Catalan: Dimarts de Carnaval
shrove in German: Faschingsdienstag
shrove in Estonian: Vastlapäev
shrove in French: Mardi Gras
shrove in Indonesian: Mardi Gras
shrove in Italian: Martedì grasso
(carnevale)
shrove in Hebrew: מרדי גרא
shrove in Lithuanian: Užgavėnės
shrove in Dutch: Mardi Gras
shrove in Japanese: マルディグラ
shrove in Norwegian: Fetetirsdag
shrove in Norwegian Nynorsk: Feittysdag
shrove in Narom: Mardi-gras
shrove in Polish: Mardi Gras
shrove in Portuguese: Mardi Gras
shrove in Russian: Жирный вторник
shrove in Finnish: Laskiainen
shrove in Swedish: Fettisdag