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
Thursday, 10 August 2023
MERRY MONDAY
ROSE MONDAY
Part of the traditional English Shrovetide
Falling on the Monday
before Ash Wednesday
Rose Monday, is a
Christian observance
Which more importantly
precedes Pancake Day
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
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
Instead now it appears
to happen all the time
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
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
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Candlemas Day,
The festival of lights
40 days after Epiphany
Is celebrated to mark
The Presentation of
Christ
In The Temple,
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