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Is shrove tuesday a religious day?

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The terms "Mardi Gras", "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday
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Is Mardi Gras (the last day before Lent) a type of day of the calendar year specified by day and month that has the attribute religious, belonging to or pertaining to religion in general or a particular religion?
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BBC - Religions - Christianity: Lent
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent starts: the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. ... themselves are part of an ancient custom with deeply religious roots. Penitence. Shrove Tuesday gets ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/lent_1.shtml
Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This tradition was taken to Hawaii, where Shrove Tuesday is known as Malasada Day, which dates back to ... became a Protestant nation, the holiday became less specifically religious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday
Talk:Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think that most people who are familiar with Shrove Tuesday would feel that it is mainly a religious day to prepare for lent. The feast before the fast.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AShrove_Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday 2012 (Pancake Day)
Learn about how Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) in England is celebrated. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent begins. Read about the history, customs and traditions associated ...
http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/shrove.html
shrove
SHROVE TUESDAY. The day before the beginning of Lent is known as Shrove Tuesday. ... that our antipodal friends have chosen to ignore the rich religious meaning behind the day ...
http://buffalolore.buffalonet.org/shrove/shrove.htm

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