#shrove tuesday and mardi gras were always a think but the pancake element was specifically irish

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#woke up this morning and chose violence ❤️ #anyway the brits like to pretend they invented pancake tuesday which is a LIE #shrove tuesday and mardi gras were always a think but the pancake element was specifically irish #bc irish catholics used to purge their home of luxury items like eggs sugar etc the day before lent by mixing em together to make pancakes! #so yeah pancake tuesday being an anglo invention is imperialist propaganda ❤️ #i’ve also had a concerning number of americans ask me if we have halloween in ireland #hence why i get irked when white yanks or brits make being a wiccan their entire personality while not knowing the origins of ‘sam-hane’ #samhain is pronounced sowann btw if ur gonna appropriate at least learn ur pronunciations bb 💖 #anyway ok that’s this week’s quota of ‘fenian on main’ fulfilled #twilight #twilight renaissance #the twilight saga #the twilight series #twilight revival #the cullens #carlisle cullen #irish coven #breaking dawn #bdp2 #siobhán #liam #maggie #Twitter #incorrect tweets #pancake tuesday #paddy’s day #halloween #ireland #england #british colonialism