shrovetuesday: Shrove Tuesday

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Monday, January 17, 2005

Shrove Tuesday

It is celebrated on Tuesday, the eve of Ash Wednesday, to mark the winter's end. Earlier, up until the beginning of the 20th century, the celebrations used to start on Sunday and continue for three days. Shrove Tuesday celebrations were first recorded in Prussia in the 15th century.

Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of shriving that Christians used to undergo in the past. In shriving, a person confesses their sins and receives absolution for them.
When a person receives absolution for their sins, they are forgiven for them and released from the guilt and pain that they have caused them.

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