The men of the congregation of the Preeceville Trinity United Church are getting prepared to cook and serve the pancake supper during Shrove Tuesday.
鈥淧ancake day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the last day before the period which is Lent,鈥� said Rev. Miles Russell. 鈥淚t is traditional on this day to eat pancakes.
鈥淟ent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up. For many it is a time for spiritual reflection on Jesus鈥� life and His journey to the cross.鈥�
Different churches reflect in different ways. Some individuals reflect by giving of themselves in different ways.
Pancakes are eaten on this day because they contain fat, butter and eggs which are forbidden during Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday and is the final day before the commencement of Lent which is a Christian festival leading up to Easter Sunday and always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday so the date varies from year to year and falls between February 3 and March 9, said information provided by Russell.
The name shrovecomes from the old word "shrive" which means to confess, it was said. On Shrove Tuesday, in the Middle Ages, people used to confess their sins so that they were forgiven before the season of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is a day of celebration as well as penitence, because it's the last day before Lent.聽
