Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Shrovetide
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Confession-time, especially the days immediately before Lent, when, in Catholic times, the people confessed their sins to the parish priest and afterwards gave themselves up to sports, and dined on pancakes, Shrove Tuesday being Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shrovetide'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/shrovetide.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shrovetide'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/shrovetide.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
