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Pancake Day

A day when we eat pancakes.
It always 1. f____ on a Tuesday and was originally called Shrove Tuesday.
It comes 2.b ____ Ash Wednesday.
Now the date each year 3. c______ but it will always come 4. f____ days before Easter. It all stems from Christian traditions.
Originally known as Shrove Tuesday. That name comes from the word Shrive which 5. m_____ to take absolution for your sins by doing penance.
Around this time of year, you would be 6.c ______ to give confession. Then once you’ve confessed, you’re 7. g_____ absolution which means that you are basically 8. f_____, you’re let off but you do have to do penance. Penance is when you 9. p______ yourself.
This punishment is known as Lent. This is 40 days of 10. f_____.
So before Lent 11. t____ place, the best thing to do is to get 12. r____ of all the naughty fatty foods from the cupboard, clear out the 13. c______ and the fridge so you can do your penance 14. w_____ being tempted and that’s where Shrove Tuesday, 15. p_____ day comes into play.
So, your pancakes are basically a way to get rid of things like butter, eggs, milk, sugar, all the nice rich sweet and 16. f____ foods. In America pancake day is called Mardi Gras which is French for Fat Tuesday.

source: Pancake Day UK Style, British Traditions, British Food Culture, English Like A Native, Youtube

keys/megoldások:

1. falls; 2. before; 3. changes; 4. forty-seven; 5. means;
2. called; 7. given; 8. forgiven; 9. punish; 10. fasting;
3. takes; 12. rid; 13. cupboards; 14. without; 15. pancake;
4. fatty