Martedì grasso, il giorno prima del Mercoledì delle Ceneri (primo giorno di Quaresima)

shrove tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), is marked by confession and absolution, the customary burning of the previous year's Holy Week palms, the completion of one's Lenten sacrifice, and the consumption of shrove tuesday pancakes and other sweets in many Christian countries.

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Many Christians, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and Roman Catholics, observe shrove tuesday, in which they "make a special point of self-examination, of considering what wrongs they need to repent of, and what life amendments or areas of spiritual growth they especially need to ask God's help in dealing with." Easter determines the date of this movable feast. The term "shrove tuesday" is derived from the word shrive, which means "to absolve."

Because this is the last day of the Christian liturgical season historically known as Shrovetide, before the penitential season of Lent, shrove tuesday celebrations are associated with related popular practices, such as indulging in foods that one might give up as a Lenten sacrifice for the next forty days. The phrase "Mardi Gras" comes from the French word "Fat Tuesday," which refers to the last night of eating heavier, fatty meals before the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday. Many Christian communities commemorate the day by eating pancakes or, more precisely, conducting pancake breakfasts, as well as ringing church bells to remind people to repent of their sins before Lent begins.

It is a carnival day in several Christian countries, particularly those where the day is known as Mardi Gras or a translation thereof, as it is the last day of "fat eating" or "gorging" before the Lent fasting season.