last week
Shrove Tuesday is the last Tuesday before Lent and the day before Ash Wednesday Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. It is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Eggs and milk were at one time forbidden on Lent and therefore and had to be used up before Ash Wednesday, so on the Monday before lent , eggs were eaten, or gifts of pancakes, flour, eggs were handed out to prepare final meals on Tuesday. This is why Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Day in England.
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of Lent. Since Lent is a time of fasting, Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to pig out.
It is on the last day of feasting right before Lent. This year it falls on Tuesday, February 12. It varies year to year. Every year, however it will always be on a Tuesday. After all, "Mardi Gras" does mean "Fat Tuesday".
Centuries never end on a Tuesday; the last day of a century is always Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
Actually, last time I checked, it's wednesday.
Tuesday.
Mardi Gras is "Fat Tuesday" - the day before Ash Wednesday. Many Christians will fast or go on a reduced diet for the 40 days of Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. As a sort of "last hurrah" before the fasting of Lent, many cultures have a rowdy feast the day before; "Fat Tuesday", or in French, Mardi Gras.
The last day before the period of Lent, and the first day of it. Certain foods were historically banned during Lent, so the day before (Tuesday) was a day to use up the leftovers before the household was 'shriven'.
Oh, dude, that's like a riddle wrapped in an enigma! Let me break it down for you - two days before the day after the day three days after the day before Tuesday is Sunday. So, yeah, Sunday is the day you're looking for. Cool, right?
Mardi Gras does not always start on Tuesday, but ends on Tuesday...hence Mardi Gras (this is French Mardi=Tuesday, Gras=Fat...Fat Tuesday). It is the last day before Ash Wednesday which starts the fasting associated with Lent.
It is on Tuesday in 2017, and before that it was last on a Tuesday in 2006.
Shrove or Carnival Tuesday is the last day before the long fast for the Lent period in many Christian churches. The day is the day before Ash Wednesday and usually falls between February 3 and March 9.