Shrovetide

 [shrohv-tahyd]  

Shrove·tide

   [shrohv-tahyd]
noun
the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English shroftyde. See shrove, tide1
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Shrovetide (ˈʃrəʊvˌtaɪd)
 
—n
the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, formerly a time when confessions were made in preparation for Lent

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