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Pre-Lent
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Pre-Lent begins the Christian time of preparation for Easter, in the three weeks before Lent. This period launches a campaign of catechesis, reflected in the liturgical readings. Its best-known featur
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: print for Septuagesima
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: print for Septuagesima
Shrove Tuesday
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Shrove Tuesday is the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed in many Christian countries th
Pre-Lent
…beginning with a reading of the Book of Genesis. The last three days of pre-Lent are known as Carnival, Shrovetide, or Fastelavn, a festival ending with Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. The liturgy of the period is characterized by violet vestments (except on feasts) and a more penitential mood. From Septuagesima, Alleluia…
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (detail), 1559
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (detail), 1559
Russian artist Boris Kustodiev's Maslenitsa (1916)
Russian artist Boris Kustodiev's Maslenitsa (1916)
Shrove Tuesday, Bear guiding [pl] in Poland (1950)
Shrove Tuesday, Bear guiding [pl] in Poland (1950)
People in Alfta, Sweden, masquerading as Fettisdagsgubbar in traditional celebration of Shrove Tuesday.
People in Alfta, Sweden, masquerading as Fettisdagsgubbar in traditional celebration of Shrove Tuesday.