Shrove Tuesday is a festival celebrated in many countries across the globe. It falls on the Tuesday before the beginning of Lent – a period of around six weeks leading up to Easter. During Lent, we give up luxuries to remember when Jesus went into the desert for 40 days to fast and pray.
The exact date of Shrove Tuesday changes from year to year. But one thing stays the same — it’s always 47 days before Easter Sunday. And yes, you guessed it, it’s always on a Tuesday!
The name comes from the old word ‘shriving’, which means to listen to someone’s sins and forgive them. In olden times we would go to church on Shrove Tuesday to confess our sins. In other words, we would be ‘shriven’.
However in St. Peter's it's known as another name, it's PANCAKE DAY!!
