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EASTER* ,
Use "Easter" to talk about this part of the Year especially holidays:
Example :" We're going skiing in the Alps at Easter."
But use "Holy Week" to talk about Spain:
"English people only think of Holy Week PROCESSIONS in Seville."
PANCAKE
a /to FAST = AYUNAR, HENCE: BREAKFAST
THAT'S ALL!
JUST ENJOY THE REST :
+++Carnival in England? No.
"SHROVE*** TUESDAY"
2015.TUE 17 th FEB AKA PANCAKE DAY* the day before
FEB 18, 2015
***Do NOT accept Protestant or American explanations of: shrove,
BECAUSE
WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK is
ASH Wednesday
:Lent starts
(What's LENT?
40 days preparation for EASTER)
:On pancake day,
FEB 18, 2015
***Do NOT accept Protestant or American explanations of: shrove,
BECAUSE
WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK is
ASH Wednesday
:Lent starts
(What's LENT?
40 days preparation for EASTER)
everybody makes pancakes at home ,
ALSO PANCAKE RACES
And that's all!
How do you cook the other side?: see videos :
in the air!
OR OR 2013.TUE 12 FEB "SHROVE TUESDAY" AKA PANCAKE DAY*
Simple instructions with NO WORDS:
*Everyone makes pancakes: pancakes are fun:
:Pancake Races,
pancake races, traditional ,popular.
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a "historical" view " Robin Hood":
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Note: in the " Historical " video here the ingredient: "a little flour" (un poco de harina) is misunderstood as " a little flower" (una flor pequeña).
races you must toss your pancake while you run.
Another Example: Spitalfields, London:
here,
You STOP to toss your pancake.
British Pancake racing is many centuries old .(The Olney pancake race started 1445. About 40 videos of the Olney races are on youtube).
OPTIONAL NOTES
FYI =FOR YOUR INFORMATION
days and dates:
"SHROVE TUESDAY" AKA PANCAKE DAY
ASH Wednesday:
Lent starts (What's LENT?The 40 days of preparation for EASTER)
Lent : a time of PENANCE, ALMS-GIVING, FASTING and"Giving UP"= ABSTINENCE
Mothering Sunday aka Mother's Day on midlent sunday
April Fool's Day: always 1st April, independantly of lent and Easter
Palm Sunday- the last Sunday of lent
is followed by
Holy Week:
Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, etc
But
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
EASTER: HOLY SATURDAY*** midnight EASTER**** offically startsEASTER SUNDAY, EASTER MONDAY ( a bank holiday)Holy saturday night
plus
EASTER SUNDAY
plus
EASTER MONDAY
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Traditionally "Easter eggs" on Easter Sunday were: painted (boiled) normal eggs,( as in Asturias).
In Some British places,
at Easter,
People race eggs
down hills
and see videos below
In the USA:
At Easter
children are invited to the White house to roll eggs .
Today, Easter eggs are usually chocolate !
Perhaps , with the economic crisis.........................
because
it describes:
exuberant public festivities at all dates
For example
Notting Hill Carnival in London: In summer!
Statistics: Probably 95% of the British celebrate pancake day with pancakes.
70% SAY they are Christian
about 30% (10% catholic, 20% protestant) observe ash Wednesday, and lent
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