The third day of Shrovetide
Once
known as Collop Monday
Named
after Collops of bacon
A
traditional dish of the day
Which
was served with eggs
It’s
the forgotten Shrove Monday
Sunday, 14 February 2021
COLLOP MONDAY
ROSE MONDAY
Part of the traditional English Shrovetide
Falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday
Rose Monday, is a Christian observance
HALL MONDAY
Hall Monday or Shrove Monday evening
Was a time for boys to commit petty crime
Now we don’t have it on one special night
COLLOPY MONDAY
The third day of Shrovetide,
Once known as Collopy Monday,
Was named after Collops of bacon
A traditional dish of the day
Which was served with eggs.
It’s the forgotten Shrove Monday
SHROVE MONDAY
Part of the traditional English Shrovetide
Falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday
Shrove Monday, is a Christian observance
Which more importantly precedes Pancake Day
BLACK MONDAY
Black Monday or Shrove Monday evening
Was a time for boys to commit petty crime
Now we don’t have it on one special night
Instead now it appears to happen all the time
Saturday, 13 February 2021
QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY
The second day of Shrovetide
Shrove
Sunday or Quinquagesima
Celebrated
in the Christian church
As
the fiftieth day before Easter
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