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I've been shriven in public on a few occasions and it's not good for your self-confidence

 

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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 05 Mar 19 10.52pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Shrove is a form of the word shrive. I hope that clears it up.

I felt I needed to shrive. I have now shroved. Given me sore knees.

 

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ChrisGC Flag Wantage 05 Mar 19 11.01pm

Originally posted by becky

The historical concept is to use up all dairy products today, before the start of Lent (Ash Wednesday) tomorrow. Dates from the time when meat and dairy would be given up for Lent - and you would be 'shriven' (prepared by abstinence) for the great Feast of Easter Day in five weeks' time.

I was brought up Catholic and don't remember that, although it does make sense in a way. I have a vague memory that Shrove Tuesday (Shrive) was to do with confession, but then again the whole Catholicism malarky seemed to revolve around confession. Not an occasion that belting out a few rosaries wouldn't solve!

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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 05 Mar 19 11.02pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by becky

The historical concept is to use up all dairy products today, before the start of Lent (Ash Wednesday) tomorrow. Dates from the time when meat and dairy would be given up for Lent - and you would be 'shriven' (prepared by abstinence) for the great Feast of Easter Day in five weeks' time.

Known in other parts of the world as 'Fat Tuesday' (Mardi Gras).

The younger Miss YT made pancakes tonight and very nice too with golden syrup and cream.

 


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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 06 Mar 19 6.34am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by YT


The younger Miss YT made pancakes tonight and very nice too with golden syrup and cream.

I was brought up with syrup on my pancakes and thought that's what everyone else did until I was an adult and discovered lemon and sugar

 

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View mr. apollo's Profile mr. apollo Flag Somewhere in Switzerland 06 Mar 19 9.16am Send a Private Message to mr. apollo Add mr. apollo as a friend

Happy Ash Wednesday, Hillbilly got Deliah's recipe for ash?

Here's mine

Put anything in a hot oven after the a session down the pub.

 



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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 06 Mar 19 10.28am Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

I was brought up with syrup on my pancakes and thought that's what everyone else did until I was an adult and discovered lemon and sugar

That's weird, because yesterday was the first time I've had syrup on mine, after a lifetime of lemon and sugar. It's as though our lives have doppelganged.

 


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Originally posted by ChrisGC

I was brought up Catholic and don't remember that, although it does make sense in a way. I have a vague memory that Shrove Tuesday (Shrive) was to do with confession, but then again the whole Catholicism malarky seemed to revolve around confession. Not an occasion that belting out a few rosaries wouldn't solve!

Edited by ChrisGC (05 Mar 2019 11.04pm)

The concept of the 40 days of Lent relates to the story of Christ going into 'the wilderness' and therefore 'depriving himself' for that period. Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras - the day before Lent - was probably just an excuse for gorging ahead of the more reverential period of Lent to follow.

I'm not a Christian, but I do read some commentary in our local Parish News, which the church delivers free to all homes. More than once I've read the vicar saying that Lent isn't about 'giving things up' eg chocolate, wine or even 'batter', but should be about a period of reflection on one's values i.e. similar to what old Jesus went through (including being tempted by Old Nick).

Sorry about all the edits - my phone seems to be on 'auto-incorrect' today.

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Edited by YT (06 Mar 2019 10.42am)

 


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