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Old 02-28-2006, 10:14 AM
AlphaFrog AlphaFrog is offline
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Originally posted by Optimist Prime
i thought it meant fat tuesday.....
It does. It started as a Catholic tradtion of eating as much as you can the day before the Ash Wed. fast. On Ash Wed., Catholics are supposed to only eat a very small breakfast and lunch, a dinner no more then the breakfast and lunch put together, and no snacking between meals - plus, no meat.

Prodestants have Shrove Tuesday...we have a pancake dinner.
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