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What does 'Shrove', as in 'Shrove Tuesday 'mean

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Julie Berry | 18:58 Mon 14th Apr 2003 | Phrases & Sayings
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What exactly does the word 'Shrove' in Shrove Tuesday mean?
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According to my dictionary, it is the past tense of shrive. To shrive is to submit oneself for confession to a priest. Shrovetide was the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for doing this, presumably so you were nicely absolved and ready for Lent, which starts on Ash Wednesday. So basically you had to have been shriven by Shrove Tuesday.
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