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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Shrove Tuesday
		Shrove Tuesday is the term used in the English-speaking countries of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia to refer to the day before Ash Wednesday (the liturgical season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday).
		Shrove Tuesday is the last day of "shrovetide," which is the English equivalent to the Carnival tradition that developed separately out of the countries of Latin Europe.
		Shrove Tuesday itself is sometimes referred to as "śledzik" ("little herring") and it is customary to have some pickled herring with vodka (wódka) that day.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday (1181 words)

	Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the English name for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which in turn marks the beginning of Lent.
		In Ireland, and Canada, Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Tuesday, while in Britain it is popularly known as Pancake Day.
		Until the early 1900s, Shrove Tuesday was a half-day holiday, and the "Shriving Bell" was rung at eleven o'clock in the morning to remind people that the holiday had begun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shrove_Tuesday (1237 words)

	Tuesday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tuesday is considered either the second or the third day of the week, between Monday and Wednesday.
		Federal elections take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November; this date was established by a law of 1845 for presidential elections (specifically for the selection of the Electoral College), and was extended to elections for the House of Representatives in 1875 and for the Senate in 1914.
		Tuesday was the earliest day of the week which was practical for polling in the early 19th century: citizens might have to travel for a whole day to cast their vote, and would not wish to leave on Sunday which was a day of worship for the great majority of them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuesday (485 words)

	SHROVE TUESDAY - LoveToKnow Article on SHROVE TUESDAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Shrove Tuesday is called the French Mardi gras, " Fat Tuesday," in allusion to the fat ox which is ceremoniously paraded through the streets.
		SHRUB, (i) A bushy plant whose stem is woody and branches out thickly from the ground, not attaining sufficient height to be called a tree; this smallness of vertical growth is natural or is effected by cutting and lopping at an early stage or at stated seasons.
		The word is an adaptation of the Arabic sharb or sharab, beverage, % drink, shariba, he drank, and is thus directly related to " sherbet " and " syrup " (q.v.).
	53.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SH/SHROVE_TUESDAY.htm (343 words)

	Shrove Tuesday February 20, 2007 Pancake Recipes, Traditions & History
		Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of shriving, when the faithful confessed their sins to the local priest and recieved forgiveness before the Lenten season began.
		Historically, Shrove Tuesday also marked the beginning of the 40-day Lenten fasting period when the faithful were forbidden by the church to consume meat, butter, eggs or milk.
		Today, the Shrove Tuesday pancake tradition lives on throughout Western Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia, but is most associated with the UK where it is simply known as Pancake Day with a traditional recipe, although these can be as varied in the UK as there are British households.
	www.chiff.com /a/shrove-tuesday.htm (288 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Shrove Tuesday
		Shrove Tuesday Football (or Mob Football) still takes place in Sedgefield in County Durham; locally it is known as the Ball Game.
		Shrove Tuesday (and Mardi Gras) will occur on the following dates in the following years: Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day.
		The origin of the name Shrove lies in the archaic English verb "to shrive" which means to absolve people of their sins.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shrove-Tuesday (3583 words)

	Shrove Tuesday Lent,Shrove Tuesday Festival,Shrove Lent Festival,Shrive Tuesday Len
		Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which in turn marks the beginning of Lent according to the Christian calendar.
		Shrove Tuesday is a time of celebration and party before the fasts observed during Lent.
		Shrove Tuesday got its name from the ritual of Shriving where Christians used to confess their sins and forgiven.
	www.surfindia.com /festivals/shrove-tuesday-and-lent.html (541 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Shrove Tuesday
		Shrove Tuesday is not even upon us, yet his first season under the Glazers' ownership has effectively come down to one match in a competition that under its previous guise as the Worthington Cup was derided at Old Trafford as the Worthless Cup.
		Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day before Lent and in one form or another, pancakes are made all over Europe to mark the start of the fast that lasts until Easter...
		Shrove Tuesday began as a day of preparation for Lent and was a means of using up eggs and fat, which were forbidden during the 40 days of fasting.
	news.surfwax.com /holidays/files/Shrove_Tuesday.html (3018 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Shrove Tuesday - Calendar Encyclopedia
		In Ireland, Australia, and Canada, Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Tuesday, while in Britain it is popularly known as Pancake Day.
		In both regions the traditional pancake is a very thin one (like a French crêpe) which is served immediately sprinkled with caster sugar (superfine or powdered sugar in the United States) and a dash of fresh lemon juice or alternatively drizzled with Golden syrup.
		According to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, Fastnachts (or Fasnachts) are made from potato dough and fried, often coated with a sugary glaze.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Shrove_Tuesday.htm (1194 words)

	Shrove Tuesday
		In the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which in turn marks the beginning of Lent.
		In Ireland Shrove Tuesday is known as "Pancake Tuesday", while in Britain it is popularly known as "Pancake Day".
		In Ireland the traditional pancake is a very thin one (very like a French crepe) which is served immediately sprinkled with caster sugar and a dash of fresh lemon juice.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/sh/shrove_tuesday.html (329 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Lent: Shrove Tuesday
		Shrove Tuesday is sometimes called Pancake Day after the fried batter recipe traditionally eaten on this day.
		Shrove Tuesday is a day of celebration as well as penitence, because it's the last day before Lent.
		Pancakes became associated with Shrove Tuesday as they were a dish that could use up all the eggs, fats and milk in the house with just the addition of flour.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/christianity/holydays/lent_2.shtml (517 words)

	LITHUANIAN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS> SHROVE TUESDAY
		Shrove Tuesday is a folk celebration not connected with any church rites and only its time is defined by the church calendar, for it depends on the time of Easter.
		On Shrove Tuesday attention is paid to the weather in order to be able to foretell the weather for spring and the rest of the year.
		Since Shrove Tuesday is the last day of meat eating period, it obliges people to gorge themselves, they eat as many as twelve times that day, so that they are sated all throughout the year.
	ausis.gf.vu.lt /eka/customs/shrove.html (1177 words)

	Shrove Tuesday, Irelands Pancake Celebration
		Shrove Tuesday, however, is as popular as ever.
		On Shrove Tuesday, thrifty housewives made use of the perishable eggs, milk and butter in the preparation of pancakes.
		Households left with unmarried daughters on Shrove Tuesday tried to imbue them with better luck for the coming year by allowing them to toss the first cake.
	www.ireland-fun-facts.com /shrove-tuesday.html (332 words)

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		On the Tuesday before Lent the brethren and sistren of the Society of the Shrove gather to hunt shroves and to reverence them with all the respect they are due- a grand procession takes place with full liturgical garb including copes and smoking incense.
		The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Procession is a unique East Lansing tradition that dates back to the late 19th century, when Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) was growing, causing the settlement of faculty, staff, and students in the new town of Collegeville, adjacent to the north end of the university grounds.
		Following the Shrove Tuesday Solemn Evensong, the solemn procession forms at the head of the aisle, and the sacred ministers are supplied with their birettas.
	buffalolore.buffalonet.org /shrove/shrove.htm (4187 words)

	What is Shrove Tuesday?
		Shrove Tuesday refers to the day before Ash Wednesday, and is the last day before the beginning of Lent.
		Though shrove derives from the word shrive or shriven, meaning to repent, or to have repented, Shrove Tuesday is not typically associated with repentance.
		In Eastern Orthodox Churches, Shrove Tuesday is always celebrated on a different day than those who follow the Easter date set by the Gregorian calendar.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-shrove-tuesday.htm (452 words)

	Shrove Tuesday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Shrove Tuesday is the common English name for the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
		The term Shrove comes from the old English verb “to shrive” which means to acknowledge one’s sins, such as in confession, and to perform acts of penitence in order to receive absolution.
		The French term Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday” and the Italian word Carnival means “to remove meat.” Unlike the Shrove Tuesday tradition of England, however, the Continental celebrations became seasons unto themselves rather than just a single day.
	www.southbear.com /Lectionary/Calendar_Archives/Shrove_Tuesday.html (532 words)

	Finnish Shrovetide traditions
		Shrove Tuesday, which ended the Shrovetide, was, and still is, a day of celebration with the tradition of eating greasy pancakes or waffles, a habit common to many European countries as well as Russia.
		Shrove Tuesday is also known to many by its French name, mardi gras, "fatty Tuesday".
		On Shrove Tuesday, children in many kindergartens and schools are taken to spend the day tobogganing, ice skating or cross-country or downhill skiing.
	www.dlc.fi /~marianna/gourmet/season3a.htm (944 words)

	Shrove Tuesday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The origin of the name Shrove lies in the archaic English verb "to shrive" which means to people of their sins.
		In Ireland Shrove Tuesday is known as "Pancake while in Britain it is popularly known as "Pancake In Ireland the traditional pancake is a very thin one (very a French crepe) which is served immediately sprinkled with sugar and a dash of fresh lemon
		In Sweden Shrove Tuesday is just as in known as "Fat Tuesday" or Fettisdagen in Swedish.
	www.freeglossary.com /Shrove_Tuesday (694 words)

	Facts about Pancake Day in England
		Shrove Tuesday sees the start in Ashbourne, Derbyshire of the world’s oldest, largest, longest and maddest football game.
		The church bell was rung at eleven o’clock in the morning, as a reminder to housewives to prepare their pancake batter and so the bell became known as the ‘Pancake Bell’.
		Shrove Tuesday used to be a great day for cock-fighting in England.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/pancakeday/index.htm (697 words)

	Tony Darden Knows All About Shrove Tuesday - Technology - RedOrbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		That means ensuring 60 pounds of sausage, 13 gallons of milk, 6 pounds of pancake mix, 5 gallons of syrup and 7 pounds of butter are in place and waiting to be mixed on the morning of the event.
		Shrove Tuesday is sometimes known by the French term Mardi Gras, meaning "Fat Tuesday," which contrasts to the fasting that traditionally occurs during Lent.
		Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wellspring at Christiansburg Presbyterian Church.
	www.redorbit.com /news/technology/854027/tony_darden_knows_all_about_shrove_tuesday/index.html?source=r_technology (863 words)

	Channel 4 - Can you believe it? - Shrove Tuesday
		Shrove Tuesday, comes before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter in the Christian calendar.
		A day of penitence, when Christians traditionally confessed their sins, Shrove Tuesday is also the last day when they can feast before the deprivations of Lent begin.
		In the past, there were many foods that Christians were not permitted to eat during Lent, so they used them all up on Shrove Tuesday – eggs, fat, flour and milk all went into pancakes.
	www.channel4.com /culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/religion/festshrove.html (212 words)

	A Word about Shrove Tuesday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The "Shrove" of Shrove Tuesday most properly refers to "being shriven", an archaic term for confessing one's sins.
		Shrove Tuesday is sometimes called 'Fat Tuesday' or 'Greasy Tuesday'.
		This peculiar name for Shrove Tuesday arose out of the fact that the Season of Lent is a season of fasting.
	www.spirit-net.ca /sermons/sp-shrove-tuesday.php (334 words)

	Shrove Tuesday
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	www.inneans.com /festivals/Shrove-Tuesday.html (682 words)

	The Gray Monk: Shrove Tuesday
		Shrove Tuesday marks the last "ordinary" day before the beginning of Lent, a "fast" of obligation for all Christian's, although these days it is more usually a case of "giving something up" for Lent, rather than a full blown "fast".
		However it was done, it was also usual to attend the Confessional before the commencement of Lent and then to serve your penance during the fast.
		Hence the name of the last "ordinary" day - "Shrove" Tuesday means literally that the penitential have been "Shriven", or granted conditional absolution for their sins.
	graymonk.mu.nu /archives/2006/02/shrove_tuesday.html (421 words)

	British Culture - British Customs and Traditions - Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day
		Shrove is an old English word meaning to confess one's sins.
		Shrove Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent.
		The object of the race is to run 450 yards and get to the finishing line first, carrying a frying pan (diameter no larger than 45cm (18 ins)) with a (cooked) pancake in it whilst flipping the pancake a pre-decided number of times.
	www.learnenglish.de /Temp/March/ShroveTuesday.htm (602 words)

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