| About Easter Tuesday |
| Easter is the most important annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. The long build up to Easter is called Lent. The day before Lent begins is called Shrove Tuesday. 'Shrove' means being forgiven for wrong-doings. Another name for Shrove Tuesday is Pancake Day. Long ago this was a day for feasting and having a good time. People would go to church to confess the bad things they had done and would be 'shriven' or forgiven before the start of Lent. Since rich foods such as eggs were forbidden during Lent, one way of using them up would be to make pancakes. Easter Tuesday is a public holiday in Tasmania. On the Easter Tuesday Government offices, schools, universities and many businesses are closed in Tasmania. Easter Tuesday is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. |
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