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Fat or Shrove Tuesday
Today is the 3rd day of the 10th week, the 5th day of the 3rd month, the 64th day of 2019, and: - Cinco de Marcho -- the beginning of the season to train the liver for St. Patrick's Day, a holiday known for drinking that is just 12 days away.
- International Pancake Day
- Mardi Gras
- Multiple Personality Day
- National Absinthe Day
- National Cheese Doodle Day
- National Potty Dance Day
- National Poutine Day
- National Sportsmanship Day
- Pączki Day -- Americans of Polish descent eat pączki, special jelly-filled buns
- Pancake Day Race -- tradition declares that the race was first run in the year 1445
- Peace Corp Day
- Reel Film Day
- Saint Piran's Day
- Shrove Tuesday
- Unique Names Day
- World Tennis Day
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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