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单词 Shrove Tuesday
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“I will go upstairs to the triple zero room, locate the appropriate encyclopedia volume, and check both ‘Savonarola’ and ‘Shrove Tuesday.’ Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z
It’s also known as Shrove Tuesday, and it marks the end of the lead-up to the penitential season of Lent and the celebration of Easter. Perspective | Celebrate Mardi Gras with drinks that taste like New Orleans. Baby included. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z
It is still alive in the pancakes we eat with lemons for Shrove Tuesday or the mincemeat and puddings of Christmas. Bee Wilson: rereading Food in England by Dorothy Hartley 2012-12-14T22:55:05Z
By tradition, Carnival falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, when Christians begin fasting for Lent. After covid break and Brasília riot, Rio celebrates ‘Carnival of democracy’ 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z
The people of Olney take their annual Shrove Tuesday pancake race very seriously indeed. Olney: The town where a pancake race is a global event 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday — also known as Mardi Gras — calls for classic, buttery pancakes. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z
Finally, if you can’t wait for Shrove Tuesday, pancakes make a fun and inexpensive dessert. How to create a romantic dinner for two on a budget 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z
Mardi Gras is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, a period of reflection and abstinence on the Catholic calendar. Oldest video of New Orleans showcases Mardi Gras fun 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z
The crepe-like pancakes are traditionally eaten in the United Kingdom on Shrove Tuesday, the start of Lent. Liberal wins traditional pancake race against England 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday is traditionally the day when Christians use up sweet or fatty foods in preparation for the period of Lent fasting before Easter, with pancakes a quick and simple solution. Olney: The town where a pancake race is a global event 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z
A police force is marking Shrove Tuesday by teaming up with a "crepe artist" to find suspected criminals. Police use 'pancake art' in hunt for suspects 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday football matches have been attested around the country as far back as the 12th Century, according to Dr Ruth Larsen, senior history lecturer at the University of Derby. The football games with 'no quarter given' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z
Once a year, in the run-up to Shrove Tuesday, the citizens of the old medieval town of Ivrea, in Italy, gather in the main square to hurl oranges at each other. In pictures: The battle of the oranges 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z
While more delicate sorts claim to find Christmas pud too “heavy”, I’ve yet to meet anyone, regardless of religious affiliation, who eschews a Shrove Tuesday treat. How to cook perfect pancakes 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z
Folklore says the Olney tradition started in the 15th Century when a harassed housewife, rushing to attend church on Shrove Tuesday, ran to the service with a frying pan still in her hand. Olney: The town where a pancake race is a global event 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z
Irish citizens were quick to draw political inferences from Mr Varadkar's Shrove Tuesday delicacy. Scandal of Irish PM's transparent pancake 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z
The ancient game of Cornish hurling still takes place in the county every year on Shrove Tuesday. Cornish hurling tradition upheld in town 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z
The Shrove Tuesday pancake race began in Olney in the 15th century. Runner from Liberal wins international Pancake Day Race 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z
In parts of the U.S. with large Polish communities, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated with filled doughnuts called paczki. Pennsylvania fried tradition puts the ‘fat’ in Fat Tuesday 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z
It's Shrove Tuesday but what's with the pancakes, why the word "shrove" and what is Ash Wednesday? Why Pancake Day is a thing 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z
Mardi Gras is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent, a period of reflection and abstinence on the Catholic calendar. New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z
The day pumpkin spiced lattes are back at Starbucks is now bigger than Shrove Tuesday. From Hillary Clinton to Offred: how Halloween outgrew the sexy cat 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday, known in Britain as Pancake Day, was traditionally the last day for merrymaking before the start of Lent. Flipping heck: Timer glitch mars trans-Atlantic pancake race 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday is about self-indulgence, Lent is about self-denial, and Ash Wednesday, in between the two, is about self-assessment,” Dr. Brown added. New York Today: A Plethora of Pancakes 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z
It's Shrove Tuesday, which is the perfect time to decorate your plate with some edible pancake flowers that will wow your family. How to make edible flowers out of pancakes - BBC News 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z
Mardi Gras is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent, a period of reflection and abstinence on the Catholic calendar. New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z
Paczki, the fried Polish pastry which is similar to a filled doughnut or Bismarck, is traditionally served on the day before Ash Wednesday or what’s also commonly known as Shrove Tuesday. Polish-style donut is northwest Indiana star on Fat Tuesday 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday style pancake supper held on the last Saturday evening before Lent begins, to encourage family participation. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z
Each carnival comprises five different shows, usually taking place each weekend in February, with the final parade on Shrove Tuesday. Fantastic floats at the Carnival of Viareggio – photo essay 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z
The Shrove Tuesday charity event pits MPs, peers and the press pack against each other. MPs triumph in annual pancake race - BBC News 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z
The Shrove Tuesday pancake supper that was postponed will be held. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z
It began on Fat Tuesday, which in the U.K. is called Shrove Tuesday, and continues into Ash Wednesday. This Is the Craziest Ash Wednesday Tradition Ever 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday Races: Join the fun on this last day of frivolity before Lent as the Cathedral celebrates “Mardi Gras” with races in the nave on Shrove Tuesday. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z
The Shrove Tuesday charity event pits the press against politicians - follow the route taken by one pancake flipper. Flipping wonder: Pancake-cam at MPs' race 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday, widely known in Britain as Pancake Day, is traditionally the last day for merrymaking before the start of Lent. English mother, daughter to watch Kansas leg of pancake race 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z
Shrove Tuesday is traditionally the last day before the start of the 40 days of Lent before Easter. Sign-ups to begin for annual trans-Atlantic pancake race 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z
The OED states that "good" in this context refers to "a day or season observed as holy by the church", hence the greeting "good tide" at Christmas or on Shrove Tuesday. Why is Good Friday called Good Friday? 2014-04-18T10:03:18Z
He thinks the day is usually overshadowed in the media by Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. How the Oscar selfie was 'ashtagged' 2014-03-05T14:48:26Z
British parliamentarian Lord Redesdale takes part in the annual pancake race on Shrove Tuesday in central London. Day in pictures: 4 March 2014 2014-03-04T12:03:19Z
It's Shrove Tuesday and we know many of you will be tucking into pancakes later - but what will you top them with? Chat: How do you eat yours? 2014-03-04T12:16:12Z
According to legend, an Olney, England, race started in 1445 when a harried housewife arrived at church on Shrove Tuesday still clutching her frying pan with a pancake in it. Sign-ups to begin for annual trans-Atlantic pancake race 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z
Come to a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper and Mardi Gras celebration. Washington area religion events 2014-03-01T02:48:37Z
Shrove Tuesday compensated for the rigours of Lenten fasting, and gave a great excuse for a festival from Basel to Brazil via New Orleans. Solstice and the lack of symbolism in Britain 2013-06-21T16:53:07Z
On Collop Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday, people had to use up meat before the start of Lent. The myth of breakfast, lunch and dinner 2012-11-15T00:33:39Z
It was a very ancient and very popular amusement, and was practised especially on Shrove Tuesday, and by school-boys. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z
The following day was Tuesday—Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent began, and the final culminating day of carnival. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z
Observe Shrove Tuesday by having a meal of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, applesauce and a beverage. Washington area religion events 2014-03-01T02:48:37Z
Instantly, without waiting longer, they set sail with a fair wind, on Shrove Tuesday, 1588. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday to the traditionalists, is a last hurrah before the austerity of a pancake-free Lent. How much Christianity is hidden in British society? 2012-02-22T10:39:56Z
It was a bright February day, Shrove Tuesday, when the adventurous band set out, the ships in the harbour dipping their colours and the trumpeters sounding "a loath to depart." With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z
The latter, after muttering angrily, "What the plague do you go dashing about the streets like a Shrove Tuesday ox for?" turned also and glanced behind him. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z
Celebrate Shrove Tuesday at the church’s pancake supper. Washington area religion events 2014-03-01T02:48:37Z
The result was The Temple of Love, performed by the queen and her ladies at Whitehall on Shrove Tuesday, 1634, and printed in that year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z
Shrove Tuesday, the annual tea in connection with the Strict Baptist Sunday School took place, when about 160 sat down to tea. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
And on Shrove Tuesday a game is played in the town of St. Columb the ball being thrown up in the market-place and all traffic being held up for the occasion. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z
In the preceding battle of Shrove Tuesday, Brother William, the Master of the Temple, lost one of his eyes, and in this battle the said lord lost his other eye, and was slain. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z
On Shrove Tuesday they elect their officers, and celebrate the occasion by kicking a football round the boundaries. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z
On 8th March, Shrove Tuesday was celebrated on board. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z
Through a gift, or by pinching, when strollers, they had usually managed to get Christmas mince pies, Shrove Tuesday pancakes, Easter tansy pudding, and the Michaelmas goose. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z
It was the night of Shrove Tuesday in the year 1832. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z
She further mentioned that it was Shrove Tuesday, and that people should "jolly themselves" before Lent. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z
Joseph was indeed a stout, well-set-up fellow, yielding to none of his fellows in mettle; at pike-tilting he always kept in his saddle, and never failed to carry off the Shrove Tuesday goose in triumph. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z
An assembly dance planned for Shrove Tuesday had fallen through. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z
Of all the jollity and junketting of that festive time very little remains to us; almost nothing except the practice of baking and eating pancakes upon Shrove Tuesday. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z
Every Shrove Tuesday the school—in modern times by means of selected gladiators—makes a furious onset upon a single pancake. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z
Finally, it was settled that it should be celebrated on Shrove Tuesday. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z
Though the Coopers' Dance takes place only once in seven years, the Butchers' Leap occurs annually, and always on Fasching Montag,—the Monday before Shrove Tuesday. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z
Shrove Tuesday, with the Court Ball and the big Court in the Old Schloss, which wound up the social year—regulation festivities, to which Klaus Heinrich was not yet admitted—were past and over. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z
After attending church in the morning the people were permitted to enjoy themselves to their heart's desire all the rest of Shrove Tuesday, and before the rigorous fasting-time of Lent began. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z
He has missed the ring in his Shrove Tuesday pancakes this evening, getting only the button. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z
Punctually at twelve o'clock on Shrove Tuesday the cannon boomed from Morro Castle, announcing that King Carnival had just expired. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z
Accidents, sometimes fatal, occurred; and Shrove Tuesday “football-day” gradually died out about 1830, though a relic of the custom still remained in a few places. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
Sitting there with inside out face on your conscience that's where Shrove Tuesday coincided with International Women's Day. Best of Chatterbox: bumper fortnight special! 2011-03-29T11:35:05Z
Every year, on Shrove Tuesday, the townsfolk, young and old, had proceeded to the Town Field and had fought out their differences with considerable violence. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z
Every year Venice celebrates Carnival, which lasts for two weeks and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Venice Carnival 2011-03-08T17:41:55Z
The prince and his smiling bride-to-be met members of the public and tossed pancakes in the centre of Belfast as part of their Shrove Tuesday tour of the city. VIDEO: William and Kate charm Belfast crowds 2011-03-08T13:33:23Z
In early times the great football festival of the year was Shrove Tuesday, though the connexion of the game with this particular date is lost in obscurity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
Shrove Tuesday is tied to the moon and dates to a pagan ritual. Goal: Shrovetide Football: 1 Ball, 2 Days, 3,000 Players 2011-03-07T18:01:17Z
Football started as a game played on Shrove Tuesday – in other words, early fixtures were determined by the ecclesiastical calendar. TV OD is OK for sport addicts 2011-03-03T00:06:01Z
The third day of the Carnival, Shrove Tuesday, was all that could be desired, sunny, sprightly, bustling. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z
I hope that modern Oxford has returned to pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Springtime and Other Essays
The Rokebys are bringing some eggs, and we mean to fry pancakes and toss them, as if it were Shrove Tuesday. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story
He knows nothing at all; but he does know the church festivals, the holidays, and Shrove Tuesday especially. On the Heights A Novel
Shrove Tuesday comes the day before Lent begins, and there is always much gaiety on hand by way of a temporary farewell to festivities. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions
Religious dances persisted longest on Shrove Tuesday, and a castanet dance by the choristers round the lectern is permitted three times a year in the cathedral of Seville. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
On Shrove Tuesday early the goldsmiths invited me and my wife to dinner. Dürer Artist-Biographies
Ida glanced that way and saw that it was the rod she had found on her bed on Shrove Tuesday, and that it seemed to wish to belong to the flowers. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series
Among others, "Mardi-Gras, or Shrove Tuesday," when the religious holidays are at an end, is of some interest. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847
Football played on Shrove Tuesday.—The people of this and the neighbouring towns invariably play at football on Shrove Tuesday. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
In France the merry-making is restricted almost entirely to Shrove Tuesday, or mardi gras. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
Cock-fighting was practised on Shrove Tuesday to a great extent, and in the time of Henry VII. seems to have been practised within the precincts of court. Folk-lore of Shakespeare
Two days of the respite had already elapsed; the third was Shrove Tuesday, the day of fools. Pretty Michal
Besides, does any one play golf on Shrove Tuesday? Devil Stories An Anthology
I myself heard him preach at Shorne against the institution of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land
They went all round, and found out the persons invited well enough, with the exception of Easter Day, Shrove Tuesday, and a few such Movables, who had lately shifted their quarters. Eighth Reader
The old custom of ringing the pancake bell on Shrove Tuesday is still kept up.  A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time
Condemned criminals were often kept till Shrove Tuesday, and keen was the disappointment when there was only the whipping of courtesans caught masked. Dreamers of the Ghetto
Shrove Tuesday custom mentioned by Mr. Elliott as existing at Leicester, and an account of which he quotes from Hone's Year-Book, has been abolished within the last few years. Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Every Shrove Tuesday, in dim remembrance of the great carnival which in ancient, pre-Reformation days, preceded the rigours of Lent, mummers made the circuit of the town. Highways and Byways in Surrey
I am very glad that the festival will be continued this evening; but we must begin to dance early, for on Shrove Tuesday we cannot dance after midnight. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The “Pancake Bell” is rung on Shrove Tuesday, at 10 a.m.; the Curfew at 8 p.m., from Oct. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time
The “pancake bell” is rung on Shrove Tuesday, at 10 a.m.; the Curfew at 8 p.m. from Oct. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter
On Shrove Tuesday, the first pancake cooked is given to Chanticleer for his sole gratification. Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
No Shrove Tuesday would be complete without raised doughnuts called “fastnachts.” Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking
One Shrove Tuesday St. Patrick went up on to the top of a lonely, rugged mountain above the sea, and there he stayed without any food all through Lent till Easter. Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light
There had been an unusual amount of talk this year about the parade on Shrove Tuesday. The Goose Man
And besides I did not want her to know that I remembered that it was Shrove Tuesday for fear she might feel unhappy. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille
To eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday was held by the Puritans to be a heathenish vanity; and yet, apparently with the purpose of annoying good Boston folk, some attempts were made to observe the day. Customs and Fashions in Old New England
With the coming of Christianity the custom became associated with the Easter season and “fastnachts” are eaten on Shrove Tuesday to insure living to next Shrove Tuesday. Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking
On Tuesday morning, therefore, Shrove Tuesday, which the queen had hoped to spend more happily than in facing an army of insurgents, Wyatt, accompanied by not more than fifteen hundred men, pushed out of Southwark. The Reign of Mary Tudor
The occasion for the wrecking of the new playhouse was the Shrove Tuesday saturnalia of352 the London apprentices, who from time immemorial had employed this holiday to pull down houses of ill-fame in the suburbs. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration
Shrove Tuesday happened to be a few days after we had sold the cow. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille
The latter, after muttering angrily, "What the plague, then, do you go dashing about the streets like a Shrove Tuesday ox for?" turned also and glanced behind him. In Kings' Byways
The bar over which the pancake is tossed on Shrove Tuesday is pointed out, and a very great height it is. Westminster The Fascination of London
It was Shrove Tuesday, and, with perhaps some idea of imitating the Continental habit of keeping carnival, Miss Bowes for that one day relaxed her rule prohibiting sweets, and allowed the school a special indulgence. For the Sake of the School
"A rule of Shrovetide:—The Tuesday after the second change of the moon after New Year's-day is always Shrove Tuesday." Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
But now we had no Rousette to give us milk or butter, so there would be no Shrove Tuesday, I said to myself sadly. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille
The foundation stone was laid on Shrove Tuesday 1824, and the chapel was opened for religious services on Good Friday 1825. Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow
Shrove Tuesday, or Fasten's Eve, is a day observed in many lands. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
As fit as ... a pancake for Shrove Tuesday, a morris for May-day.... Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries
On February 3rd, being Shrove Tuesday, he started with eighteen English and thirteen Simeroons for Panama. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main
Shrove Tuesday.—We were all day coming up yesterday. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915
Thirty years come last Shrove Tuesday; I dandled ye on my knee, and eh! but ye were bonny! The Golden Scorpion
At length came the Shrove Tuesday and the feathers; and the consequences were terrible. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1
Thanks to the natural richness of their meadows in Normandy, they do certainly produce some beasts of an immense weight for the exhibition annually held on Shrove Tuesday. How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information
Only to forget everything, as her love dream was over, to go out quickly, like those little rose-colored tapers at Nice, on Shrove Tuesday evening. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
On Shrove Tuesday at Charterhouse there was of old time a custom called the Lemon Peel Fight. The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps'
The Pancake bell is still rung regularly in Peterborough on Shrove Tuesday. Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District
In some parts of Eastern Russia the girls dance one by one in a large hoop at midnight on Shrove Tuesday. Ancient Art and Ritual
One Shrove Tuesday he rose in the morning, and found his pockets empty even of so much as a halfpenny. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2)
It is an old custom that is still preserved to ring the biggest, or the "pancake" bell, as it is often called, at eleven in the morning on Shrove Tuesday. The Evolution of an English Town
Nor is justice done to the sublime symbolism of Shrove Tuesday—the day on which all sins are shriven. A Christmas Garland
At Bromfield, in Cumberland, the annual contest on Shrove Tuesday was keenly fought. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs
The celebration on Shrove Tuesday and the previous Sunday constituted a Christian Bacchanalian festival in which all classes joined. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society
Without fail, every year on Shrove Tuesday, or "Fast Nacht," the day before the beginning of Lent, these cakes were made. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"
Every Shrove Tuesday some junior member of the College presented verses to the butler in honour of Brasenose ale, and received a draught in return. The Charm of Oxford
The name of Shrove Tuesday survives in our Calendar, to remind us of the time when we also used to go to be shriven before Easter. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern
Sometimes the good wife indulges her house with a pancake, as an assurance that she has not forgotten to provide for Shrove Tuesday. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829
On Plow Monday is annually displayed a set of morice dancers; and the custom of ringing the curfew is still continued here, as well as the pancake bell on Shrove Tuesday. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827
Through you I can talk to him as if I were not here; I can speak behind a mask, like a clown on Shrove Tuesday. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
He tells the ploughman that, after confession on Shrove Tuesday, he may go and thresh the fat hen, and if he is blindfold, kill her, and then dine on fritters and pancakes. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
The inhabitants, astounded, and finding themselves without troops or hope of succor, surrendered on Shrove Tuesday, February 14. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
Collop Monday is the day before Shrove Tuesday, and in many parts is made a day of great feasting on account of the approaching Lent. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829
"We'll make the walls of Whitehall ring come New Year next, or Twelfth Night and Shrove Tuesday." Master Skylark
The guild meet every Shrove Tuesday at Corfe to transact the formal business of the year. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter
We are glad to learn that the little Kensington boy who was tossed by a huge pancake on Shrove Tuesday is stated to be going on nicely. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919
Next day, Shrove Tuesday, while the Carnival was afoot, Jasmin felt very angry and very hungry. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
Our laws are wisely provided, and thanks to them, this blade drips on this Shrove Tuesday. Les Misérables
Thomas the "Rhymer," is to reappear on earth when Shrove Tuesday and Good Friday change places. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2
They tried to build a causeway across it, but their commencement was destroyed by the Greek fire, and a Bedouin offered, for 500 bezants, to show them a ford on the Shrove Tuesday of 1250. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
He had an errand at Mrs. Wilson's on Shrove Tuesday, and she invited him to accompany her to midnight service at the Church of the Nativity. The Puritans
It was Shrove Tuesday, the last night of the carnival, that a grand ball was to be given in the town-hall by the land-owners of the neighborhood. Dame Care
It was Shrove Tuesday, and the streets were full of revellers. Barlasch of the Guard
"Nothing till Shrove Tuesday, my dear, and by that time, I hope, you'll be downstairs again, and eating your pancakes with the rest of the family." Monitress Merle
Year after year the revelry was repeated on Shrove Tuesday, but the outbreak of the war naturally put a stop to the annual rejoicing. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young
Seasonable at any time, but specially served on Shrove Tuesday. The Book of Household Management
If the weather be clear on Candlemas Day "corn and fruits will then be dear," and "whoever doth plant or sow on Shrove Tuesday, it will always remain green." The Folk-lore of Plants
The merry-making of Shrove Tuesday had life and felicity; the dead letter of tradition broke out into nature and grace. Italian Hours
Surely Shakespeare Sunday would do as much good to the nation as Hospital Saturday or Shrove Tuesday! Without Prejudice
Don’t you always have ’em once a year - every Shrove Tuesday Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Seasonable at any time, but specially served on Shrove Tuesday. The Book of Household Management
It was the month of February; the almanac told him that it wanted a week to Shrove Tuesday. The Holiday Round
It is a proverb, 'He who seeks a wolf at Candlemas, a peasant on Shrove Tuesday, and a parson in Lent, is a man of pluck.' The Book of Were-Wolves
Of course Carnival, according to the Calendar and Time's hour-glass, is over at twelve o'clock on the night of Shrove Tuesday. A Siren
Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday, was very gay that year; that is to say, all places of public resort were crowded. Monsieur Lecoq
I kept the fete of Shrove Tuesday like a student. The Widow Lerouge
In the Vosges cats were burned on Shrove Tuesday; in Alsace they were thrown into the Easter bonfire. The Golden Bough
On Monday night Herr Lopez invited me to the great banquet on Shrove Tuesday, which lasted till two o'clock, and was very grand. Memoirs of Journeys to Venice and the Low Countries
Carnival ends at twelve o'clock on the night of Shrove Tuesday. A Siren
It represented a suburban Shrove Tuesday dance at the Boule Noire. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
She was last seen and spoken to on the evening of Shrove Tuesday, at twenty minutes past five. The Widow Lerouge
Again, the rule that the last married bride must leap over the fire in which the straw-man is burned on Shrove Tuesday, is probably intended to make her fruitful. The Golden Bough
His plan settled, he decided to strike the fatal blow on the Shrove Tuesday. The Widow Lerouge
"You say it was on Shrove Tuesday evening?" The Widow Lerouge
The difficulty of the prosecution was not being able to produce any witness who had seen the prisoner during the evening of Shrove Tuesday. The Widow Lerouge
Moreover, this day, so close, was the last of the carnival; it was Shrove Tuesday. The Widow Lerouge
The former ceremony falls naturally at the end of the Carnival, either on the last day of that merry season, namely Shrove Tuesday, or on the first day of Lent, namely Ash Wednesday. The Golden Bough
The murder was committed on the evening of Shrove Tuesday; and the prisoner cannot give an account of what he did on that evening. The Widow Lerouge
At Goepfritz in Lower Austria, two men personating Summer and Winter used to go from house to house on Shrove Tuesday, and were everywhere welcomed by the children with great delight. The Golden Bough
On the middle of the bridge lay the figure of Shrove Tuesday on a litter of leaves, surrounded by scores of maskers dancing, singing, and carrying torches. The Golden Bough
He learnt that, on the evening of Shrove Tuesday, there had been found in one of the second class carriages, of train No. 45, an overcoat and an umbrella. The Widow Lerouge
In Normandy on the evening of Ash Wednesday it used to be the custom to hold a celebration called the Burial of Shrove Tuesday. The Golden Bough
On the morning of Shrove Tuesday in the following year the brandy is dug up and the festival begins by every one tasting the spirit which, as the phrase goes, has come to life again. The Golden Bough
On the evening of Shrove Tuesday the Esthonians make a straw figure called metsik or “wood-spirit”; one year it is dressed with a man’s coat and hat, next year with a hood and a petticoat. The Golden Bough
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