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Pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday.
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Traditionally, Shrove Tuesday was a day of
confession, (shriving.) People said sorry for their sins and were assured of
forgiveness by the priest, before Lent began. It was also a day of
celebration, the last day to feast before the season of fasting when people
stopped eating certain foods. Pancakes became a traditional meal, because
they used up the eggs, fat and milk that could not be eaten in Lent.
Today, at St Margarets, we do not mark Shrove
Tuesday in any particular way. Rather, we think about being sorry and
relying on God on Ash Wednesday onwards. Often, though, our house groups are
meeting on that evening and we will then share party pancakes together.
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