#Happy Shrove Tuesday

[siena-sevenwits]

*me racing in for a folk song* ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

You get something a little more Canadian! Specifically this song is from Acadia, meaning it's a lovely Maritime song with plenty of Irish and Scottish influence but with unbreakable French hanging on in its blood too. I love songs that tell a story, and this one is awesome, all about saving a widow's home from the greedy Joe LaBelle.

#Thanks Meri! #Anyone else who wants a folk song I love - send me an ask. #Happy Shrove Tuesday!

[zephsthings]

Mutuals I am making pancakes for you <3<3<3

#zeph just stfu #zeph and friends #baking #pancakes #happy pancake day!!! #shrove tuesday

[thebread-research]

I missed national pancake day....

#shrove tuesday to the layman #happy ash wednesday guys #james acaster

[hillbillyoracle]

Everyone's posting their pancake day photos and I'm jealous cause I have to wait until tonight...

#pancake day #happy shrove tuesday to those who celebrate

[elleroseukblog]

#pancakes #pancake day #shrove Tuesday #ash wednesday #lent #fat tuesday #mardi gras #best pancakes #pancake toppings #lemon and sugar #positive parenting #happy kids #cooking with kids #children #eating pancakes

[selfindulgenttwaddle]

Flippin’ good!

Happy pancake day to you all, and yes strawberry jam is still the only topping for your pancake, don’t try and argue with me… 🤨

#pancake #pancakes #pancake day #pancake day 2023 #shrove tuesday #crepe #crepes #strawberry jam #happy pancake day #flippin’ good

[ladyfurbton]

Happy Shrove Tuesday

Image Description:

Big Angus is a 1998 furby who is rotund. He has an orange tuft of hair on his head and an orange puff tail on his bottom. His ears are orange on the inside and red on the outside. His fur is red with a square patch of orange on his belly. His face plate and eyelids are both orange and his beak is an orangish yellow. He has brown eyes and orange feet. Big Angus is sitting in a brown wooden chair at a brown wooden table with a plate with pancakes on it infront of him. He says "Oh boy pancakes!!" End Description.

#furby #allfurby #furby fandom #safe furby #safefurby #furblr #furby 1998 #nsfr #food mention #furby community

[ulysses-but-somehow-more-transer]

happy shrove tuesday, the official holiday where it is everyones lawful duty to listen to the song shrove tuesday by kofi young!

#shrove tuesday #shrimp shrieks #kofi young #the mechanisms #well formerly but still

[ms-m-astrologer]

2024 Aquarius Cross-Quarter Day

Sunday, February 4, 2024, 08:27 UT Chart erected for Washington, DC

Happy Imbolc up here, and Happy Lughnasad down there!

The Sun here really wants to be diplomatic and negotiate, but it also insists on being true to itself with the utmost integrity. That isn’t always easy, or possible. There’s always the risk of rejection, and dealing in a healthy way with that is crucial. There’s a battle between wanting to be isolated and safe, versus wanting other people on our lives.

The Moon is challenged through the square to Saturn/Pisces. We feel either too harshly moral, or too depressed and guilty. One way to cope is to actively help others with their problems - we tend to be self-absorbed and really need to “get out more.”

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To me, the US tradition of Groundhog’s Day (which I believe came over from Germany) is very much a good example of a crazy Uranus thing. The US gets so carried away with the ridiculousness - all our national media covers the alleged OG (Original Groundhog) “Punxatawny Phil” in Pennsylvania.

And there are many, many local variants - where I live, it’s a mangy-looking moth-eaten stuffed marmot named “Flatirons Freddy.”

As for seasonal food I connect with - I always remember the Valentine sugar cookies my mom and grandma used to make, heart-shaped and sprinkled with red sugar. Mmm. Then, on Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, when the Christian season of Lent begins), we always had pancakes for dinner, with real maple syrup.

There’s also the Super Bowl happening around this time, or a bit later in February. Since I don’t care for football, I don’t pay attention.

#Astrology #2024 Aquarius Cross-Quarter Day #Ms M astrologer

[simonalkenmayer]

Hi Simon, i dunno if you celebrate but--- HAPPY SHROVE TUESDAY-- i hope you eat a lots of tasty stuff today😁

Thank you kindly. I no longer participate in religious celebrations, and I get so much more done, but! Thank you and I wish you a good one.

I will endeavor to eat tasty things in your honor.

[elitadream]

elita!! i saw your return post a while ago but i've felt nervous about welcoming you back, which is incredibly silly,, i keep on feeling like it's too late to get my word in and that your welcomes must have arrived in excess by now, but i also keep on wanting to make sure you know how happy i am to see you again!! super glad you had a lovely time and equally glad that you're happy to be safe at home too. take care, you and your art are wonderful <3 and if you celebrate shrove tuesday then i hope your day went well!

That is... incredibly sweet, omg. 🥹💗

Please know that it's never too late to send a message like this. Be it the very same minute, the following hour, the day after or even weeks later; It isn't any any less appreciated and lovely. I was actually so happy when I received your ask, it honestly made my day!! 🙏💝 Thank you so much for taking the time to write this despite feeling hesitant and unsure. I'm grateful that you did. ☺️

Wishing you a great time too! Cheers~ 💐🤗

#AWWW 🥺🥰 #Thank yooou 🥲 #That had me smiling so wide #It honestly doesn't make a difference to me - a few days prior or now feels just as good 😁💖 #Blessed #ask #wholesome #best community

[siena-sevenwits]

Happy Shrove Tuesday!

You get "Gari-gari" performed by Trio Mandili! I love how much fun they always seem to be having in their videos and that they go for an unfinished, singing while walking style. This song just has such a fun beat, too. I love joyful singing in minor keys!

#Anyone else who wants a folk song i love - just send me an ask. I'm scattering them tonight for Shrove Tuesday. #Thank @allisonreader!

[thepastisalreadywritten]

10 Exciting Facts About Easter Sunday

By: Shash Wighton

Updated: 3 December 2022

For those who grew up without much religion in their lives, Easter Sunday was more about chocolate Easter eggs and little more than that.

This day means much more to Christians, though, with some preferring to call it “Resurrection Sunday.”

This is because the New Testament describes Easter Sunday as the day that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, three days after he had been crucified by the Romans all the way back in 30 AD.

Easter has got to be one of the most confusing celebrations held throughout the year due to this fact, but we’re here to clear this up for you.

First, let’s go into why this happens in the first place.

As we now all know, Easter Sunday is connected to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This gets a little complicated, as this event was only recorded in the Jewish calendar that happened just after the Jewish festival of Passover.

The Jewish calendar doesn’t sync up with the Gregorian calendar, which most of the world relies upon, as it’s based on lunar cycles rather than the movements of the sun.

While a solar year contains 365.24 days, a lunar year only contains about 354.

The date of Passover also changes, as it takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the 20th of March, which also ultimately affects the date Easter Sunday lands on.

Obviously, it is still possible to calculate what date Easter Sunday will fall on, but it involves a bit of maths and the consultation of charts, so we won’t bore you with that and instead suggest you simply Google it!

Not just in English, either, as the Dutch and German for Easter are Ooster and Ostern, respectively.

In Old English, the celebration was usually recorded as Ēastrun, Ēastre, Ēastru, or Ēostre.

The origin of Easter’s name doesn’t stop there, though.

In 725, Saint Bede, a Benedictine monk in the old English kingdom of Northumbria, wrote that the name is connected to the pagan goddess Ēostre.

Feasts were celebrated in honor of Ēostre in Ēosturmōnaþ (Month of Ēostre), which is the equivalent to April today.

At some point, the Pagan goddess’ name was appropriated by Christians for the name of Easter Sunday.

Like Easter Sunday, Good Friday also has a couple of other names, including Great Friday, Holy Friday, and even Great and Holy Friday.

Just like Easter Sunday, Good Friday changes date every year due to its connection to Jesus Christ.

Good Friday commemorates the day when Christ was crucified and killed by the Romans.

As Christ’s crucifixion happened a set amount of time before he was resurrected, the date is fixed according to Easter Sunday.

Fun Fact: Good Friday is not named such because the day was a happy day, but because “good” used to be a synonym of “pious” and “holy.”

Many Christians around the world observe the tradition of Lent.

During this period, diligent Christians must give up a Lenten sacrifice (some form of pleasure or luxury) for forty days.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and runs until Easter Sunday.

Traditionally, people in the English-speaking world would use up their eggs, dairy, and other richer foods the day before they began a fast for Lent on Ash Wednesday.

Because of this, Shrove Tuesday began to be known as Pancake Day in the UK.

The tradition crossed the channel into France, where it became known as Mardi Gras (which translates to “Fat Tuesday”).

Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, or however you want to call it is the day that slowly evolved into a day where celebrants feast on finer foods, especially on pancakes.

The eating of lamb on this day goes back further than Christ himself, as it is actually connected to the Jewish festival of Passover.

Passover celebrates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and at the end of it, a “Passover lamb” is slaughtered and eaten.

The tradition of eating lamb at the end of Passover was likely continued by those who eventually converted to Christianity, and the tradition of eating lamb on Easter Sunday began.

It’s been justified by Christians as the lamb is said to represent Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, but these days many non-religious British families also enjoy a lamb roast on Easter Sunday.

The Eastern Orthodox Church, which includes the Russian and Greek Orthodox Churches, celebrates many similar holidays to other Christians, including Easter Sunday.

For them, it lies on a different date, as events in the Orthodox Church are calculated according to the Julian Calendar, which much of the world used before changing to the current Gregorian calendar in the 16th Century.

So the date is different because of the use of two different calendar systems, but that’s not all.

When the Eastern Orthodox Church was formed, they decided to use a different formula for calculating what day Easter Sunday fell on.

Because of this, there’s actually no set number of days between Easter and Orthodox Easter, with the two occasionally falling on the same day!

These days, it’s not a good Easter Sunday without more chocolate eggs than you should probably eat. However, that hasn’t always been the case and still isn’t in some Christian countries.

Before Easter Sunday was celebrated with chocolate Easter Eggs, people used actual eggs dyed with natural plant dyes and decorated with intricate designs.

This tradition is said to go back to some of the earliest days of Christianity, with the eggs originally dyed red to represent the blood that Christ shed when he was crucified.

Followers of the Greek Orthodox Church still paint their Easter eggs red.

The painting of Easter Eggs is still carried out in most countries with ties to the various Orthodox Christian churches, with chocolate Easter eggs considered a more “Western” notion.

In 1772, Easter Sunday fell on April 5.

It also happened to be the day when Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen first set foot on the island, which came to be known in the English-speaking world as Easter Island.

It was already called Rapa Nui by the island’s local inhabitants, but Roggeveen decided to name it after Easter Sunday anyway.

Well, sort of.

He actually named it Paasch-Eyland, which, in 18th-century Dutch, translated to “Easter Island" in English.

As we now know, the date of Easter Sunday is calculated according to a formula that, among other things, takes both the lunar and solar calendars into account.

Because of this, Easter Sunday can be anywhere between March 22 and April 25.

One would easily be forgiven for thinking that any given dates that Easter Sunday land on do not actually repeat themselves in a cycle, as it seems to be different every year.

That’s not exactly true, though.

The specific cycle that it goes through (e.g., April 1 in 2018, April 21 in 2019, April 12 in 2020, and so on) has so many factors affecting it that it takes a mind-bending 5.7 million years to repeat itself.

#Easter Sunday #Easter #Resurrection Sunday #Easter 2023 #Good Friday #Lent #Passover #Holy Week #Passover lamb

[askwhatsforlunch]

Creamy Mushroom Pancakes

A hearty and delicious dish, these savoury Creamy Mushroom Pancakes can be devoured at breakfast, lunch or dinner! Happy Shrove Tuesday!

Ingredients (serves 1):

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 large cremini mushrooms

1 cup chanterelles

1 fluffy sprig fresh tarragon

2 fluffy sprigs Garden Parsley

1 garlic clove, minced

a pinch of fleur de sel or sea salt flakes and freshly cracked black pepper

1 1/2 tablespoon White Port

1/4 cup double cream

teaspoon demerara sugar

2 fluffy Spelt Pancakes, warmed

In a large, deep skillet, melt butter with olive oil over medium-high heat.

Thoroughly dust cremini mushrooms and chanterelles with a paper towel or clean brush; then, roughly chop them.

Once the butter is just foaming, add cremini mushrooms and chanterelles, and sauté, shaking the pan often, to coat in butter and oil, until the mushrooms start browning.

Remove tarragon leaves from their stalk, and chop them finely. Finely chop Parsley as well, and stir chopped herbs into the mushrooms. Cook, a few minutes more.

Add minced garlic, and cook, 1 minute.

Season, to taste, with fleur de sel and black pepper. Cook, another minute, then deglaze with White Port. Stir in double cream, and cook until sauce thickens. Stir in demerara sugar, until completely dissolved.

Generously spoon creamy mushroom sauce onto warm Spelt Pancakes.

Enjoy Creamy Mushroom Pancakes hot, with a glass of chilled dry white wine, like Sauvignon Blanc, or a Buck’s Fizz!

#Recipe #Food #Creamy Mushroom Pancakes #Creamy Mushroom Pancake recipe #Mushroom Pancakes #Mushroom Pancake recipe #Mushrooms #Cremini Mushrooms #Chestnut Mushrooms #Chanterelles #Butter #Olive Oil #Parsley #Fresh Parsley #Garden Parsley #Tarragon #Fresh Tarragon #Garlic #Fleur de Sel #Black Pepper #Black Peppercorns #White Port #Double Cream #Demerara Sugar #Pancakes #Spelt Pancakes #Savoury Pancakes #Shrove Tuesday #Pancake Day #Celebratory Food

[gatheryepens]

February 20th and 21st, 2023

20/50 and 21/50 days of productivity

Happy Shrove Tuesday all!! For those who don’t know what Shrove Tuesday (also known as pancake day) is, it is the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the day people start giving stuff up for lent for example chocolates or sweets - so pancakes are mainly eaten before embarking lent for the 40 days. Today my friends and I made some pancakes, we had a couple flops but it worked out in the end (we also ended up buying pizza). After that I came home and did some biology revision which is always a joy and also continued reading some more of mockingjay - I’m determined to finish it this week.

Tasks achieved:

Biology revision

Maths paper review

🎧 1985 - Bowling For Soup

QOTD - favourite book

#tw: food #studyblr #studyspo #bookblr #booklr #book aes #gatherbeingstudious #gatherbeingbookish #50 days of productivity #50 dop

[neitherabaron]

happy shrove tuesday and thank you for making that song!!

May the pancake gods smile upon you, friend.