Shrove Tuesday is the day on which "shrift," or confession, is made in preparation for the great Lenten fast. The pancakes wo eat on Shrove Tuesday are a survival of the feasting held on this day, the last of the Carnival in Catholic countries.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1934, Page 10
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