Today is Shrove Tuesday!

[Richt]

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ok...

Lol, I am of course referring to the strange ones! and not me - I'm not strange!!!

Although I realise thats a matter of opinion lol

[Heidi3]

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Fat Tuesday comes from the French MARDI GRAS
Shrove Tuesday, is infact celebrated in France as well (mardi gras)
Italy (martedi grasso)
Spain (martes de carnival)

Thank you ...is it the same thing?

[Jasmain]

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Here's some info.

Catholic Roots of Mardi Gras

It's basically one last fling, a farewell to the things of the flesh, before lent.

[Binsk]

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Yes we have Pancake Tuesday in Canada. Mardi Gras is the same thing as is Carnival (which means farewell to meat in Latin). The idea behind all of this was to feast before the Lenten fast. There are 5 stages of fast, all of them include removing meat from your diet for the 40 counted days. Different parts of the world adhere to different stages of the fast ie. in North America it is mostly giving up meat. It is believed that Lent is to immulate Christ's 40 days in the desert where he fasted the whole time. So you are to give up something that you eat every day, such as meat, and when your body craves it, you are to pray instead and are reminded of your connection with Christ. There are some parishes that feel that nowadays the fast if too hard and they say just give up something that you like, such as chocolate. Strict Orthodox religions follow the most severe level of fast which is no flesh meat, no dairy, no eggs, no fish. Most religions have fasting days, or restrictions such as Ramedan to teach us self control and deepen your spiritual connections.

While I don't follow Lent, I will observe some restrictions.

[Eleonore]

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Fat Tuesday comes from the French MARDI GRAS
Shrove Tuesday, is infact celebrated in France as well (mardi gras)
Italy (martedi grasso)
Spain (martes de carnival)

and in Portugal. (Carnaval)

[ruri]

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I had a bf from Poland once. This is their 'Shrove Tuesday Pancake', bit carby????????????

[Richt]

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I had a bf from Poland once. This is their 'Shrove Tuesday Pancake', bit carby????????????

Possibly a bit high lol

[MotherOfGizmo]

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You're susposed to have "king cake" on Fat Tuesday, I'll see if I can find a link.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Here--King Cake

http://www.holidays.net/mardigras/cake.htm

[Eleonore]

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You're susposed to have "king cake" on Fat Tuesday, I'll see if I can find a link.

In Portugal we eat our king cake for Xmas.



In Sweden, there is also some special for today. semlor

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Does your King Cake have a baby Jesus in it?

[2big4mysize]

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king cake with the plastic baby in it?
man I never celebrated fat tuesday just ASh wednesday

[Eleonore]

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Does your King Cake have a baby Jesus in it?

hi,

our King Cake comes with two little things hidden inside. I samml figurine or something made of metal. It used to be gold or silver but not anymore., and a fava been.
One person will get the small present that we call "brinde", and someone else will get the fava which means this person will have to pay for the cake next year...

weird portuguese traditions...

[2big4mysize]

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the person who gets the plastic baby which is supposed to represent baby Jesus has to buy the cake next yr too.

i thought it was great that the KingCakecompany was backup inbusisness again and makingthe cakes after Katrinia again.

[iwillbethin]

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Tradition in my house on "Fat Tuesday" as it is called in the U.S.

Hot wings, garlic parmesan wings, celery, buffalo shrimp etc.
fries with chili, cheese and all the good stuff
pitchers of beer
cajun music
beads
and ice cream before bed!

LOL! I'll probably go into a sugar shock if I would eat most of that stuff. I will probably have a couple of beers and wings and hit the floor running in the morning with a major hangover....lol! This is all after I run this afternoon? GO FIGURE!!

Mardi Gras is really special to us. I'm hispanic but my husband is a "Louisiana Boy" so we have to do it up right!

My daughter went to school this morning all decked out in her beads and glitter makeup and wearing the "Gold, green & purple" as am I here at work..hehe!

HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!