Ash Wednesday
Shrove Tuesday is Pancake day.
The 21st of February 2012 was Shrove Tuesday.
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.
Well, on Shrove Tuesday (Also known as Pancake Day), I normally eat pancakes.
shrove Tuesday in France is a day where everyone parades the street with cheese on their heads, this is called a cheese parade.
No, they are different. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, and Holy Tuesday is the Tuesday of Holy Week - the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.
1455 was when the first recording of pancake day is mentioned of a pancake race, of course the day is also better known as, Shrove Tuesday.
The day before the beginning of Lent is known as Shrove Tuesday.
Q: when is shrove tuesdayA: tuesday 21 2012
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.
No, it's the day before (Shrove Tuesday).