Lectionary Calendar
Monday, November 4th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Shrovetide
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Old English: to shrive, i.e.,hear confessions)
Monday and Tuesday (also sometimes the preceding Thursday) before Ash Wednesday, known in sourther Europe as the Carnival (carnem levare, taking away of flesh); a period of festivity before Lent.
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Entry for 'Shrovetide'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/shrovetide.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Shrovetide'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/shrovetide.html. 1910.
