I always took “Shrove Tuesday” for granted.
From wikipedia:
The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one’s sins by way of Confession and doing penance.
March 2nd, 2009
what’s a shrove?
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You sure are one of those language nerds. :wink:
March 2, 2009 @ 3:28 am