°The day, also known as
Shrove Tuesday, when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before
Christians were banned from eating them during
Lent, which commenced the following day on
Ash Wednesday.
°The last day of a
carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of
Lent when joy would be out of place for
Christians.
synonyms:
pancake day, pancake tuesday, shrove tuesday