fundy_mental Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 What is Fat Tuesday? Where I come from it's Shrove Tuesday!!!! You all crazy : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 That's when all the pagans come out to Bourboun Street in New Orleans and degenerate the streets. Or at least it used to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fundy_mental Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 wha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Mardi Gras Never heard of it? Fat Tuesday is the last day of Mardi Gras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fundy_mental Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 We don't do strange stuff like that down here, except the hero gay pride parade is as close as it gets and that not on where I live praise God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Yah, we got a few of those parades too. That's when the gay pagans come out and degenerate the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ash Wednesday Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 My parish back in the U.S. called it Shrove Tuesday. We used to hold a big "Shrove Tuesday" pancake dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Its called fat tuesady [not to be confused with phat ] because you use your last bit of fattening stuff up before lent starts, so no goodies are left in the house to tempt you. my daughter used to call it pig out day : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toledo_jesus Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 i'm getting a Thickburger and a steak today...then giving up meat for Lent. AAAAGHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday It is a direct translation. From my memory and reckoning this means one last day of 'good eating' or living 'fat' before lent. This was actually a carnival in olden days in some parts of the wrold, including Italie if I am not mistaken (19th century). The carnival would last something like 10 days and be a complete baffle of 'let it all hang out' kind of attitude (though, evidently, not all of those 'let it all hang out' attitudes where all that 'pure'). didace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I think I'll stick with Shrove Tuesday. Fat Tuesday sounds a bit, well, greedy to me. I don't want to be greedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 [quote name='Noel's angel' date='Feb 28 2006, 08:12 AM']I think I'll stick with Shrove Tuesday. Fat Tuesday sounds a bit, well, greedy to me. I don't want to be greedy [right][snapback]899832[/snapback][/right] [/quote] edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 [quote name='Noel's angel' date='Feb 28 2006, 07:12 AM']I think I'll stick with Shrove Tuesday. Fat Tuesday sounds a bit, well, greedy to me. I don't want to be greedy [right][snapback]899832[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindomiel Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 "Shrove" just sounds cooler too, IMO. That's what I've always called it. That or Mardi Gras. Or even sometimes Maslenitsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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