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    Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday.
    It is a great custom to make a feast of pancakes on that night This is done because it is the last day before the seven weeks of fasting in Lent.
    Shrove Tuesday is generally called pancake Tuesday.
    At Shrove there is also a feast of eggs, and at Easter there is a feast of chickens. There are not many customs on Shrove Tuesday.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Shrovetide (~188)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    May Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbeagh, Co. Cavan