Some English information about the Feast of Penance, such as the origin of the Feast of Penance in English, how the Feast of Penance is spent in various countries.

Festival for Christians to think about sin and repentance. It is celebrated on the Tuesday before the first day of Lent (Ash Wednesday) to mark the end of the Feast of Thanksgiving, when people should prepare to fast. Also known as Mardi Gras. In the United Kingdom, it is customarily called Pancake Tuesday, when people use up all the meat and oil that they were forbidden to eat during Lent. Shrove Tuesday"

is a kind of carnival.　Many countries in the world have carnival. This festival originated in the Middle Ages. In ancient Greece and Rome, the festival of the god of wood and the god of wine can be said to be its predecessor. Some regions also call it the Festival of Meat Thanksgiving and the Festival of Penance. The festival was once closely associated with Easter. Easter is preceded by a 40-day period of Lent. Lent, people are prohibited from entertainment, abstain from meat, reflection, penance to commemorate the Easter three days before the crucifixion of Jesus, life is solemn and dull, so in the first three days of the beginning of Lent, people will be held specifically for the feasts, dances, parades, indulgence and joy, so there is a "Mardi Gras," said. Nowadays there are not many people adhere to the Lent and other rules and regulations, but the traditional carnival activities have been retained, and become an important festival of people express people's aspirations for happiness and freedom. Carnival is celebrated in Europe and South America. However, the date of celebration of the holiday is not the same everywhere, generally speaking, most countries are held in mid-late February to early March celebrations. Each country's Carnival is unique, but in general it is known for its unrestrained drinking and fun. fireworks over Moscow on the evening of March 9 signal the end of the Penitential Festival.　On this day, children dress up in a variety of colorful and eccentric costumes, such as bowler hats or Zorro-style blindfolds, and go knocking on neighbors' doors, asking for gifts. They also gather together and take turns knocking on a large hanging barrel with a baseball bat. When the barrel is broken, sweets and pastries tumble out, which the children joyfully share, and the lucky child who breaks the barrel becomes the "king" or "queen" of the Lenten season. The lucky child who breaks the bucket becomes the "king" or "queen" of the fasting period.

Celebrations in different countries

Thousands of people in a British town grabbed "leather balls" for the Feast of Repentance on Feb. 16 in the small town of Ashbourne, England, where the annual Feast of Repentance soccer match is an ancient tradition with a history of hundreds of years, with the earliest written record dating back to 1683, according to a report by the British government.　The game lasts from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. that day. If one side kicks the ball into the opposing team's goal before 6:00 p.m., a new game begins, and if it is kicked in after 6:00 p.m., the game is over for that day and continues the next day. There are no boundaries on the pitch, and the goals are two posts three miles apart. Thousands of people in a small town in the United Kingdom grabbed a "ball" to celebrate the Feast of Repentance.　

German women dressed in Kitty cartoon costumes, singing and celebrating the Feast of Repentance On February 16, the traditional Western holiday of Lent, that is, the Feast of Repentance (Shrove Tuesday) during the carnival celebrations held in Munich, Germany, Viktor Arling fairgrounds, there are two women dressed in Kitty cartoon costumes, dancing, quite striking.　Munich Victor Aling market, commonly known as the big food market, has a history of more than 200 years.