The day or evening before the first day of Lent; Shrove Tuesday. Cf. Fastern's Een, n., Fastens Tuesday, n.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > pre-Lent or Shrove-tide festivities (6) Fastens1515 The day or evening before the first day of Lent; Shrove Tuesday. Cf. Fastern's Een, n., Fastens Tuesday, n. carnival1549 The season immediately preceding Lent, devoted in Italy and other Roman Catholic countries to revelry and riotous amusement, Shrovetide; the… shroving1570 The keeping of Shrovetide; the merrymaking characteristic of this season; festive rejoicing; carnival. Mardi Gras1699 Shrove Tuesday, esp. as celebrated in some traditionally Roman Catholic areas or regions with a carnival; the last day of the Carnival or… Moomba1955 The annual carnival held in Melbourne since 1955. Frequently attributive. Subcategories:— bell (1) |
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