[gallery ids="8263,8262" type="rectangular"] While we're eating our pancakes or doughnuts, let's not forget that the real reason for Shrove Tuesday is to prepare for a holy celebration of Lent: it's not only about pancakes, but about penitence for one's sins! The doughnuts or pancakes were made in order to use up the fat and eggs from which folks would be abstaining during the Lenten Fast (this is also the origin of "Fat Tuesday," or "Mardi Gras").
Shrove Tuesday – its meaning
Shrove Tuesday – its meaning
Shrove Tuesday – its meaning
[gallery ids="8263,8262" type="rectangular"] While we're eating our pancakes or doughnuts, let's not forget that the real reason for Shrove Tuesday is to prepare for a holy celebration of Lent: it's not only about pancakes, but about penitence for one's sins! The doughnuts or pancakes were made in order to use up the fat and eggs from which folks would be abstaining during the Lenten Fast (this is also the origin of "Fat Tuesday," or "Mardi Gras").