Shrove Tuesday (and Lent)

I know what you mean, Claire!

We must wait....must....must....wait!!

Oh go on, Susan, treat yourself!! One or two or three or.... won't harm!!

Originally Posted by Sar

Oh go on, Susan, treat yourself!!

One or two or three or.... won't harm!!

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Yes but 1/2" thick ones! Honestly i wouldn't stop, or i would when i felt sick!

I have never heard about these pancakes before.

Have you heard of "Crepes" Karen?, their like those

I have heard of them, but have never had them. I don't know of any traditional meals in this area to have on "Fat Tuesday". I know when my parents were younger, they would eat hot cross buns on Ash Wednesday.

Whats "fat tuesday"?

Today That is what it is called here

http://www.holidayinsights.com/christian/fat2day.htm

I've never heard of Shrove Tuesday.

Here, today is Fat Tuesday... which translates to Mardi Gras in French. We don't have any particular food that we eat on Mardi Gras, well except for King Cake. It's just a day for going to parades & partying, of which I'm doing neither ... I'll be housecleaning today.

For Lent, instead of giving up something, I'm going to commit to exercising everyday. We also don't eat any meat on Friday's or Ash Wednesday.

Here we had pea soup and buns with cream and jelly or cream and almond paste today. It also happens to be Kalevala day and the anniversary of Olof Palme's (a Swedish PM) assasination.

i saw a pancake mix at the store today
infact im looking at pancake mixes and thinking about making it tonight as a treat
*throws her diet down the drain*

Originally Posted by rosiemac

Yes but 1/2" thick ones!

Honestly i wouldn't stop, or i would when i felt sick!

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How can you resist though, Susan?!!!

Here's a great link that explains Shrove Tuesday!

I didn't know that it was called Fat Tuesday in the US!

Originally Posted by Sar

I didn't know that it was called Fat Tuesday in the US!

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Haven't you guys ever heard of Mardi Gras? I thought that everyone knew about Mardi Gras!

Originally Posted by cagnes

Haven't you guys ever heard of Mardi Gras? I thought that everyone knew about Mardi Gras!

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I heard about Mardi Gras but I didn't realise it's other meaning was for Shrove Tuesday!

As we call today Shrove Tuesday and the Mardi Gras I attend is in the Gay Village during Manchester Pride (not today!), it just didn't dawn on me!!

I don't have Lent, so I don't have to give up anything. Does Mardi Gras have some contection to Lent, or something? Isn't Lent something that is part of the Catholic Religion or do all Christian Faith's have Lent?

Originally Posted by Sar

I heard about Mardi Gras but I didn't realise it's other meaning was for Shrove Tuesday!

As we call today Shrove Tuesday and the Mardi Gras I attend is in the Gay Village during Manchester Pride (not today!), it just didn't dawn on me!!

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I guess we're even since I never heard of Shrove Tuesday... until today that is! What does Shrove mean, is that a pancake? I love learning what goes on in other parts of the world!

If the Mardi Gras during Manchester Pride isn't the day before Ash Wednesday, than it isn't really Mardi Gras. Mardi means Tuesday & Gras means fat which is always the day before Ash Wednesday. I guess it can be considered a faux Mardi Gras.

Originally Posted by HopeHacker

I don't have Lent, so I don't have to give up anything. Does Mardi Gras have some contection to Lent, or something? Isn't Lent something that is part of the Catholic Religion or do all Christian Faith's have Lent?

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Since Christians are supposed to give up something for Lent, Mardi Gras is the last day before you have to be good for Lent. So there's a big party, since a lot of people (used to) give up alcohol for Lent. I think now it's just an excuse for a big party, though.

I've never heard of having pancakes today, though. Funny, I heard on the radio that IHOP or Village Inn is giving everyone a short stack (3 small pancakes) today and I couldn't figure out why! LOL Now I know!

Originally Posted by HopeHacker

I don't have Lent, so I don't have to give up anything. Does Mardi Gras have some contection to Lent, or something? Isn't Lent something that is part of the Catholic Religion or do all Christian Faith's have Lent?

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Yes, Mardi Gras does have connections to Lent. I don't know which other Christain faiths practice Lent... I'm Catholic.

I found this info on the net & it also expains what Shrove means. It's not a type of pancake like I thought , it means to "to repent."

History of Mardi Gras.

I was born and rasied in New Orleans (actually Mandeville) so I'm used to celebrating Mardi Gras. Which basically means you cook alot of food and eat since you can't eat on Ash Wenesday. My friends on the block and I would go from house to house to find food and we lived in a small town, small neighborhood so it was the commonplace. I loved Mardi Gras block parties with king cake.

Today, my boyfriend and I are hosting a mini-celbration for a friend of ours. I'll be making the gumbo (yay!) and he's making the king cake (triple yay!).

I'm catholic and still trying decide what to give up for Lent. Although I'm thinking of something private, knownst only to me. I'm tired of doing the same things like chocolate. Either that or adding something like bible reading for 30 minutes into my day everyday.

Originally Posted by valanhb

I've never heard of having pancakes today, though. Funny, I heard on the radio that IHOP or Village Inn is giving everyone a short stack (3 small pancakes) today and I couldn't figure out why! LOL Now I know!

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I saw that too!

I'm not Catholic, so don't celebrate Lent, but I did go to IHOP for a free short stack (3 pancakes) for lunch today! Along with my chicken caesar salad! I tried all the flavors of syrup, too. Mmmm...but yes, they will be on my hips forever!

I think the initial idea for Fat Tuesday is that people were using up their butter and sugar before the Lent season. (Thats what I heard on the news!)