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To my surprise, I found myself explaining here at work why it is a big deal to eat pancakes on this day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Perhaps Lent is more of a Roman Catholic tradition, but I really thought Mardi Gras and Fat or Shrove Tuesday was part and parcel of the cultural landscape these days.
Traditionally in days of yore, the 40 days before Easter were a time of fasting and denying oneself of physical pleasures so as to better concentrate on your spiritual wellbeing -- they mark the time that Jesus spent in the desert. While Shrovetide was the entire week before Ash Wednesday, and it was supposed to be a time of penance, the corresponding Latin term of carnem levare has become carnival, and the party time the modern world is familiar with. The day before Lent, therefore, became a time to feast and party hearty – and use up all of the ingredients that you wouldn’t be eating for the next weeks so they wouldn’t spoil. The ingredients for pancakes also have a symbolic significance as you prepare for penance:
Eggs ~ Creation
Flour ~ The staff of life
Salt ~ Wholesomeness
Milk ~ Purity
So whether you make your own or head out to IHOP, enjoy!
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