medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Many thanks for all the information about the
Harrowing of Hell. Your generous responses have been
duly forwarded to my colleague.
I'm curious about the name "Shrove Tuesday." The verb
"to shrive" means "to forgive," no? Does the name come
from the fact that one will eventually have to be
shriven of all the activity of the day? Also, is
"shrove" not simply the past tense of the verb and
inappropriate in that grammatical usage? Was the day
called "Shrove Tuesday" in some more pious areas and
"Mardi Gras" in others? Is it coincidence that the
"revelry" nomenclature is French whereas other
cultures emphasize penance (shrove) and fasting
(carnival)?
Just musing... But thanks for any elucidation.
MG
> Phyllis, do you know any normal people in "Western
> civilization" who do not
> take advantage of every opportunity to drink and eat
> more than usual?
And nowhere more so than in New Orleans, the last
outpost of hedonism in the western world.
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