Biggus
02-07-2016, 08:24 AM
SHROVETIDE
Shrovetide begins on Egg Saturday
Heralding the coming of lent
And deciding what to give up
Is normally the way it is spent
EGG SATURDAY
The first day of Shrovetide
Is Shrove or Egg Saturday
An Oxfordshire tradition
Sometimes called egg feast day
QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY
The second day of Shrovetide
Shrove Sunday or Quinquagesima
Celebrated in the Christian church
As the fiftieth day before Easter
COLLOP MONDAY
The third day of Shrovetide
Once known as Collop Monday
Named after Collops of bacon
A traditional dish of the day
Which was served with eggs
It’s the forgotten Shrove Monday
NICKANAN NIGHT
Nickanan Night or Shrove Monday evening
Was a time for boys to commit petty crime
Now we don’t have it on one special night
Instead now it appears to happen all the time
THE PANCAKE DAY RACE
The Pancake Day race was a popular event
And was held amidst much happy hoorays
Until the runners became too competitive
And behaved like parents on sports days
ASH WEDNESDAY
There is a religious reason
Why it is a significant day
But cremated pancake on the hob
Is the only ash around our way
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE DAY?
What do you call the day?
That comes after Ash Wednesday
And before kissing Friday
Well we just call it Thursday
KISSING FRIDAY
The tradition of kissing Friday
Was called Nippy Hug Day
When Leicestershire men
Could demand on that day
A kiss from any woman
Of his choice by custom
And if she was to refuse
He could then pinch her bum
But since world war two
Kissing Friday doesn’t apply
It has fallen from favour
I can’t understand why
Shrovetide begins on Egg Saturday
Heralding the coming of lent
And deciding what to give up
Is normally the way it is spent
EGG SATURDAY
The first day of Shrovetide
Is Shrove or Egg Saturday
An Oxfordshire tradition
Sometimes called egg feast day
QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY
The second day of Shrovetide
Shrove Sunday or Quinquagesima
Celebrated in the Christian church
As the fiftieth day before Easter
COLLOP MONDAY
The third day of Shrovetide
Once known as Collop Monday
Named after Collops of bacon
A traditional dish of the day
Which was served with eggs
It’s the forgotten Shrove Monday
NICKANAN NIGHT
Nickanan Night or Shrove Monday evening
Was a time for boys to commit petty crime
Now we don’t have it on one special night
Instead now it appears to happen all the time
THE PANCAKE DAY RACE
The Pancake Day race was a popular event
And was held amidst much happy hoorays
Until the runners became too competitive
And behaved like parents on sports days
ASH WEDNESDAY
There is a religious reason
Why it is a significant day
But cremated pancake on the hob
Is the only ash around our way
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE DAY?
What do you call the day?
That comes after Ash Wednesday
And before kissing Friday
Well we just call it Thursday
KISSING FRIDAY
The tradition of kissing Friday
Was called Nippy Hug Day
When Leicestershire men
Could demand on that day
A kiss from any woman
Of his choice by custom
And if she was to refuse
He could then pinch her bum
But since world war two
Kissing Friday doesn’t apply
It has fallen from favour
I can’t understand why