Festum Ovorum
Egg Saturday, Egg Feast, or Festum Ovorum is the Saturday before Ash Wednesday.[1]
| Festum Ovorum | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Egg Saturday, Egg Feast, |
| Date | Saturday before Ash Wednesday |
| Frequency | annual |
At the University of Oxford, pasch eggs have been provided for students on that day.[2]
References
- Robert E. Brettle, John Marston, Dramatist at Oxford, 1591 (?)–1594, 1609. The Review of English Studies, Volume 3, Number 12, pages 398–405, October 1927. Oxford University Press. Oxford English Dictionary: Egg-Saturday
- Bennett, J. A. W. (1982). "The Festum Ovorum" (PDF). Oxoniensia. 47: 136–139.
Look up Egg Saturday in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
| Types | |
|---|---|
| Fossil record | |
| Biology | |
| Components | |
| As food | |
| In culture | |
| |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.