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Shrove Tuesday

[shrohv tooz-dey, -dee, tyooz-] / ˈʃroʊv ˈtuz deɪ, -di, ˈtyuz- /
NOUN
Mardi Gras
Synonyms
WEAK
Pancake Day Pancake Tuesday carnival celebration festival parade revels

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Celebrated as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday in other parts of the world, the name Shrove Tuesday derives from the English word meaning to seek forgiveness or be granted absolution.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

By tradition, Carnival falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, when Christians begin fasting for Lent.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023

Shrove Tuesday — also known as Mardi Gras — calls for classic, buttery pancakes.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Mardi Gras is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, a period of reflection and abstinence on the Catholic calendar.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2022

“The answer we were looking for is Shrove Tuesday, 1497!”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein