Since before the Christian era
Shrove Tuesday or
Pancake Day
Was celebrated far and
wide
And was originally a
pagan holiday
Changing seasons was a
struggle
Between Jarilo the God
of brightness
Vegetation, fertility
and springtime
And the evil spirits
of cold and darkness
So they had to help
the God Jarilo
And victory meant
spring had begun
So they cooked and ate
pancakes
Hot and round
symbolizing the sun
Ashes are placed on the heads
Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,
Either by being sprinkled or
More often the traditional way
By being marked as a visible cross
On their foreheads on the day
It’s Lent once again
That time of year
To de-clutter, A time
To tidy and clear
But it’s not the time
To tidy the garden
shed
The garage or the loft
Or even under the bed
Lent is the time when
Spring cleaning begins
When we cleanse our
souls
And wash away our sins
This time of year is significant
For what Lent
represents
But I didn’t know what
to forsake
So I’ve given up abstinence
ASH WEDNESDAY
Ashes are placed on
the heads
Of worshipers on Ash
Wednesday,
Either by being
sprinkled or
More often the
traditional way
By being marked as a
visible cross
On their foreheads on
the day
Since before the Christian era
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day
Was celebrated far and wide
And was originally a pagan holiday
Changing seasons was a struggle
Between Jarilo the God of brightness
Vegetation, fertility and springtime
And the evil spirits of cold and darkness
So, they had to help the God Jarilo
And victory meant spring had begun
So, they cooked and ate pancakes
Hot and round symbolizing the sun
Since before the Christian era
Shrove Tuesday or
Pancake Day
Was celebrated far and
wide
And was originally a
pagan holiday
Changing seasons was a
struggle
Between Jarilo the God
of brightness
Vegetation, fertility
and springtime
And the evil spirits
of cold and darkness
So, they had to help the
God Jarilo
And victory meant
spring had begun
So, they cooked and
ate pancakes
Hot and round symbolizing
the sun
Saint David was born in the 5th century
A scion of the royal
house of Ceredigion,
And founded a Celtic
Monastic order,
At Glyn Rhosyn, the
Vale of Roses,
Which became an
important Christian shrine
Where St David's
Cathedral stands today
The feast day of Saint David
Is Wales’s National Day
When the Welsh people
Celebrate Saint David's Day
