2007-02-20 05:07:34 · 5 answers · asked by luke s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The name Shrove comes from the old word "shrive" which means to confess. On Shrove Tuesday, in the Middle Ages, people used to confess their sins so that they were forgiven before the season of Lent began.
2007-02-20 05:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word shrove is a past tense of the English verb "shrive," which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by confessing and doing penance. Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the shriving (confession) that Anglo-Saxon Christians were expected to receive immediately before Lent.
2007-02-20 13:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is the day before Lent begins. People would confess their sins on Shrove Tuesday (they would be shriven) and then on Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent, they would go to church and have ashes put on their heads as a symbol of their sins and their sorrow for them.
The pancakes are to use up the fat and rich food in the house, before the fsating through the days of Lent. In Brazil it's called Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)
2007-02-21 17:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by julie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its named after mr. shrove. the guy who first started it!
2007-02-20 13:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by thefounder2000uk 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because that's its name
2007-02-20 17:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋