So it took a Chinese song to teach me what Shrove Tuesday is... keke.
Wiki says it's the term used in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia for Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. "Shrove is the past tense for "shrive" - which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by confessing and doing penance. Shrove Tuesday gets its name for the shriving (
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