Shrove Tuesday
Noun
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Noun
Shrove Tuesday
- 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.
- Mardi Gras
- Pancake Day
- Pancake Tuesday
- French: Mardi Gras
- German: Faschingsdienstag
- Italian: martedì grasso
- Portuguese: terça-feira gorda, terça-feira de carnaval
- Russian: ма́сленица
- Spanish: martes de carnaval
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