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Just wondering why it's customary for people to eat pancakes on Mardi Gras??

2007-02-20 00:47:25 · 4 answers · asked by elle1223 1 in Society & Culture Holidays Other - Holidays

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never heard of that.

2007-02-20 00:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by SHELTIELUVER 3 · 0 1

The reason that pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent is that the 40 days of Lent form a period of liturgical fasting, during which only the plainest foodstuffs can be eaten. Therefore, rich ingredients such as eggs, milk, sugar and flour are disposed of immediately prior to the commencement of the fast. Pancakes were therefore the perfect way of using up these perishable goods, besides providing a minor celebratory feast prior to the fast itself.

2007-02-20 01:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The reason that pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent is that the 40 days of Lent form a period of liturgical fasting, during which only the plainest foodstuffs may be eaten. Therefore, rich ingredients such as eggs, milk, sugar and flour are disposed of immediately prior to the commencement of the fast. Pancakes and doughnuts were therefore an efficient way of using up these perishable goods, besides providing a minor celebratory feast prior to the fast itself

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