Shrove Monday, sometimes known as Collopy Monday, Rose Monday, Merry Monday or Hall Monday, is a Christian observance falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday every year.[2] A part of the English traditional Shrovetide celebrations of the week before Lent, the Monday precedes Shrove Tuesday. As the Monday before Ash Wednesday, it is part of diverse Carnival celebrations which take place in many parts of the Christian world, from Greece, to Germany, to the Mardi Gras and Carnival of the Americas.
The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and forgiveness. Thus Shrovetide gets its name from the shriving that English Christians were expected to do prior to receiving absolution immediately before Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is the last day of "shrovetide", somewhat analogous to the Carnival tradition that developed separately in countries of Latin Europe. The terms "Shrove Monday" and "Shrove Tuesday" are no longer widely used in the United States or Canada outside of liturgical traditions, such as in the Lutheran, Anglican, and Roman Catholic Churches.[3][4]
Collopy Monday
The British name Collopy Monday is after the traditional dish of the day, consisting of slices of leftover meat (collops of bacon) along with eggs.[5] It is eaten for breakfast and is part of the traditional Lenten preparations. In addition to providing a little meat, the collops were also the source of the fat for the following day's pancakes.[6] It is rarely celebrated these days.
In east Cornwall, it is sometimes called Peasen Monday or Paisen Monday after the custom of eating pea soup on that day.[7]
Shrove Monday is part of the German, Danish, and Austrian Carnival calendar, called Rosenmontag. In the Rhineland, as part of the pre-lenten Fasching festival (or Feast of Fools), it is part of the parade season, a day of marching, revelry, and satirical floats.[8] In the Carnival in Denmark, it is called fastelavnsmandag.
In the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar (most years falling later than the Western Church, usually in March), the start of (Eastern) Lent is called Clean Monday. This is not identical to Shrove Monday, which precedes the start of (Western) Lent by two days. Clean Monday is the first day of "Great Lent", and is traditionally considered the beginning of spring in Greece and Cyprus, where it is a Bank Holiday.[9] Different traditions take place in different localities. In the town of Tyrnavos, for instance, feasts are followed by songs and dances with Bacchic overtones.[10]
Caribbean
In the 19th-century Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, a kambule (procession of people holding torches) took place in the earliest hours of Shrove Monday.[11]
Carnival Monday is a national holiday in Aruba, with the purpose of resting after the Carnival.[12]
^Karneval revellers brave chilly rain for Rosenmontag parade 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. AFP/thelocal.de 23 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009
^Shrove Monday in the town of Tyrnavos. agrotravel.gr Retrieved 24 February 2009
^Maureen Warner-Lewis, Central Africa in the Caribbean: Transcending Time, Transforming Cultures (University of the West Indies Press, 2003), p. 221.
^"National Holidays and Celebrations in Aruba". www.visitaruba.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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Shrove Monday sometimes known as Collopy Monday Rose Monday Merry Monday or Hall Monday is a Christian observance falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday every year 2 A part of the English traditional Shrovetide celebrations of the week before Lent the Monday precedes Shrove Tuesday As the Monday before Ash Wednesday it is part of diverse Carnival celebrations which take place in many parts of the Christian world from Greece to Germany to the Mardi Gras and Carnival of the Americas Shrove MondayDateMonday before Ash Wednesday2022 dateFebruary 282023 dateFebruary 20 1 2024 dateFebruary 122025 dateMarch 3FrequencyannualShrove Monday and other named days and day ranges around Lent and Easter in Western Christianity with the fasting days of Lent numbered Contents 1 Shrovetide 2 Collopy Monday 3 German carnivals 4 Eastern Orthodox traditions 5 Caribbean 6 Lundi Gras 7 See also 8 ReferencesShrovetide EditMain article Shrovetide The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb shrive which means to obtain absolution for one s sins by way of confession and forgiveness Thus Shrovetide gets its name from the shriving that English Christians were expected to do prior to receiving absolution immediately before Lent begins Shrove Tuesday is the last day of shrovetide somewhat analogous to the Carnival tradition that developed separately in countries of Latin Europe The terms Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday are no longer widely used in the United States or Canada outside of liturgical traditions such as in the Lutheran Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches 3 4 Collopy Monday EditThe British name Collopy Monday is after the traditional dish of the day consisting of slices of leftover meat collops of bacon along with eggs 5 It is eaten for breakfast and is part of the traditional Lenten preparations In addition to providing a little meat the collops were also the source of the fat for the following day s pancakes 6 It is rarely celebrated these days In east Cornwall it is sometimes called Peasen Monday or Paisen Monday after the custom of eating pea soup on that day 7 German carnivals EditMain article Rosenmontag Shrove Monday is part of the German Danish and Austrian Carnival calendar called Rosenmontag In the Rhineland as part of the pre lenten Fasching festival or Feast of Fools it is part of the parade season a day of marching revelry and satirical floats 8 In the Carnival in Denmark it is called fastelavnsmandag Eastern Orthodox traditions EditMain article Clean Monday In the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar most years falling later than the Western Church usually in March the start of Eastern Lent is called Clean Monday This is not identical to Shrove Monday which precedes the start of Western Lent by two days Clean Monday is the first day of Great Lent and is traditionally considered the beginning of spring in Greece and Cyprus where it is a Bank Holiday 9 Different traditions take place in different localities In the town of Tyrnavos for instance feasts are followed by songs and dances with Bacchic overtones 10 Caribbean EditIn the 19th century Trinidad and Tobago Carnival a kambule procession of people holding torches took place in the earliest hours of Shrove Monday 11 Carnival Monday is a national holiday in Aruba with the purpose of resting after the Carnival 12 Lundi Gras EditThe Shrove Monday events of the New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast Mardi Gras dating back to the 19th century have since the late 20th century been named Lundi Gras Fat Monday citation needed See also EditNickanan Night Fat ThursdayReferences Edit Kiani Tamkeen 15 September 2022 Shrove Monday National Today Retrieved 18 February 2023 Shrove Monday Merriam Webster Dictionary Walker Sue 2002 Mardi Gras St James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Retrieved 17 November 2006 National Celebrations Holidays in the United States U S State Department Archived from the original on 16 November 2006 Retrieved 17 November 2006 Brand John 1849 Observations on popular antiquities of Great Britain London Henry G Bohn p 62 Retrieved 10 February 2013 Timbs John 1829 The Mirror of Literature Amusement and Instruction London J Limbird p 133 Retrieved 10 February 2013 Tony Deane amp Tony Shaw Folklore of Cornwall The History Press 2009 p 152 Margaret Ann Courtney Cornish Feasts and Folk lore Beare amp Son 1890 revised and reprinted from The Folklore Society Journals 1886 87 p 21 Karneval revellers brave chilly rain for Rosenmontag parade Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine AFP thelocal de 23 February 2009 Retrieved 24 February 2009 bank holidays com Retrieved 24 February 2009 Shrove Monday in the town of Tyrnavos agrotravel gr Retrieved 24 February 2009 Maureen Warner Lewis Central Africa in the Caribbean Transcending Time Transforming Cultures University of the West Indies Press 2003 p 221 National Holidays and Celebrations in Aruba www visitaruba com Retrieved 30 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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