Shrove Sunday
Americannoun
Usage
What is Shrove Sunday? Shrove Sunday is the Sunday before Ash Wednesday and the first of the three days of Shrovetide. Shrovetide is the three-day period before the beginning of Lent, which is the season of fasting and penitence that precedes Easter. Shrovetide starts on Shrove Sunday is followed by Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is the most well-known of the three days due to being the day before Ash Wednesday and because of its association with the tradition of eating pancakes on that day (it is sometimes called Pancake Day for this reason). Shrove Sunday is sometimes called Quinquagesima or Quinquagesima Sunday.
Etymology
Origin of Shrove Sunday
First recorded in 1425–75, Shrove Sunday is from the late Middle English word shrofsunday. See shrove, Sunday
Example Sentences
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Ah, well! he came here on Shrove Sunday, in the afternoon.
From Monsieur Lecoq by Gaboriau, Émile
About half a century later, was married, on Shrove Sunday, 1613, Frederick, the Prince Palatine, and the Princess Elizabeth.
From Old Church Lore by Andrews, William
"Shrove Sunday has its range between the 1st of February and the 7th of March."
From Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
But, at last, he judged that all would be in readiness on the 20th of February, Shrove Sunday.
From The Honor of the Name by Gaboriau, Émile
This has been a remarkably quiet night, for Shrove Sunday!
From Monsieur Lecoq by Gaboriau, Émile
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