It’s Fat Tuesday. It’s the day to show your…beads. This year, I’m making an extra effort to show my spirit during this celebration.
As a bit of brief background for the Lutherans in our audience, Fat Tuesday (also known as Shrove Tuesday or Fausnacht Day) is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, or the last day before Lent. In places of sizable Catholic populations (and warmer weather) people often celebrate by wildly dancing in scanty costumes to spicy music. (continued)