February event to celebrate the arrival of spring Pancake Tuesday | Ireland | Workhorinet

　Hello everyone. Ireland where the day has grown and brightened since January. I can feel the signs of spring. The temperature is still between 0°C (it's cold this year) and 6 or 7°C, but when the sun shines even a little, it feels warm and the flowers are blooming. It's these days that I'm kind of excited to think that the long winter is over. By the way, speaking of spring, in February Ireland has an event called St.Bridget day, which celebrates the arrival of spring on February 1st, and on February 13th, Pancake Tuesday, which uses plenty of eggs, milk, and wheat, and everyone makes pancakes. There is an event to eat

　Both are not well known compared to next month's famous St.Patricks day. Pancake Day is more advertised than St.Bridget day because more people love pancakes. There are various theories about these two events, but according to one theory, they are not only Christian events, but also people who believed in a religion unique to Ireland before Christianity was introduced to Ireland, and people who believed in Christianity. Other believers before the introduction of the festival are called pagans, and there is a theory that this is an event that they performed. St.Bridget Day, in particular, is an event in which Pagan was strongly involved, with a tradition of making crosses made of hay unique to Ireland to celebrate the arrival of spring. Pancake Day, February 13th, is based on the Christian teaching of not eating extravagant fatty products such as eggs, wheat, and milk for a certain period of time after this day. to make pancakes. (In Christianity, Jesus Christ will be resurrected at Easter, but until then, there is a custom of fasting, and depending on the country, there are various differences, such as eggs. It is the beginning of the original pancake day.)

However, this is not the only theory, and it cannot be said that the above is correct. There is also a theory that the pagans celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring (as with Easter, eggs are a symbol of life), which was held at the same time. Apparently, after reading the English article and researching it, it seems that Ireland is not the only country to eat pancakes, and that there are similar customs in other parts of Europe. By the way, I used this website for reference: https://www.schooldays.ie/articles/History-of-Pancake-Tuesday Today, unless you are a very loyal Christian, you don't fast. Celebrate your visit with pancakes.

　In addition, carnivals will be held in various parts of Europe and Brazil shortly after the February event. These are also Christian festivals. In Europe and countries with large European immigrants, carnivals are held at the end to celebrate the end of the fasting period between February and March. And it's Easter. Not only in Europe, but also in Japan and anywhere else in the world, people are eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring, and when it does come, they get excited. It's the same in the past and now. Related article ・Pancake Day is February 13 this year!