Shrove Tuesday

English

From shrove, past tense of shrive, from the mediaeval practice of priests hearing confessions before Lent, and Tuesday.

Shrove Tuesday (plural Shrove Tuesdays)

The day before the beginning of Lent, when pancakes are traditionally eaten, originally to use up milk and eggs that would otherwise spoil because of not being eaten during Lent.

day before the beginning of Lent

Arabic: الثلاثاء البدين‎, ثلاثاء المرافع‎, يوم البان كيك هي‎
Armenian: բարեկենդան (hy) (barekendan)
Belarusian: масьленіца f (másʹlenica)
Breton: Meurlarjez (br), Mallarje, Mallarjez, Mallarde, Meurzh al Lard, an Ened
Danish: hvide tirsdag c
Dutch: vastenavond m
Finnish: laskiaistiistai (fi), (colloquial) laskiainen (fi)
French: Mardi Gras m
Galician: martes de entroido m
German: Faschingsdienstag m
Hungarian: húshagyókedd (hu)
Irish: Máirt Inide f, Máirt na hInide f
Italian: martedì grasso m
Japanese: パンケーキ・デイ (pankēki dei)
Korean: 팬케이크 데이 (paenkeikeu dei)
Manx: Jemayrt Innyd m, Oie Innyd f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fetetirsdag c, feitetirsdag c, feittirsdag c, grautatirsdag c, hvitetirsdag c

Nynorsk: feitetysdag c, feittysdag c

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