Sprengidagur
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Sprengidagur is the Icelandic celebration of Shrove Tuesday, traditionally marked by eating hearty salted meat and pea soup before the Lenten fast.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic holiday
ⓘ
Shrove Tuesday celebration ⓘ cultural tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fasting
ⓘ
feasting ⓘ |
| category |
Christian holidays
ⓘ
Icelandic culture ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| country | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| custom | eating hearty food ⓘ |
| etymology | Icelandic word meaning roughly "bursting day" or "explosion day" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Bolludagur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMealType | dinner ⓘ |
| language | Icelandic ⓘ |
| observedIn | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInLiturgicalCalendar | day before Ash Wednesday ⓘ |
| precedes | Öskudagur ⓘ |
| purpose | preparation for Lenten fast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shrove Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | last day to eat heavily before Lent ⓘ |
| socialAspect |
communal meal
ⓘ
family gathering ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | February or early March ⓘ |
| traditionalDish |
pea soup
ⓘ
salted meat ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
salted lamb
ⓘ
salted pork ⓘ |
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