Shrove Tuesday (aka. Pancake Day)

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, observed in many Christian countries through participating in confession and absolution, the ritual burning of the previous year’s Holy Week palms, finalizing one’s Lenten sacrifice, as well as eating pancakes and other sweets.

Shrovetide. / (ˈʃrəʊvˌtaɪd) / noun. the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, formerly a time when confessions are made in preparation for Lent.