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
Part of the traditional English Shrovetide
Falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday
Merry Monday, is a Christian observance
Which more importantly precedes Pancake Day
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
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
