
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Save February, she alone
Hath eight days and a score
Til leap year gives her one day more.
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash wednesday (第一天 of Lent). Pancakes are eaten 因为 they are made out of 糖, 面粉, 鸡蛋, these are things that we normally do not eat during Lent.
Lent is a time when Christians give up something for 四十天, prior to Easter, in order to empathise with 耶稣Jesus who was sent into the wilderness for 40 天 and 夜 when he was tempted by the Devil.
During Lent, 我不吃巧克力,也不吃甜品.
The TV news reported that a woman proposed marriage to her boyfriend yesterday, 29 February, on the street with a brand-new car as a gift to the man.
It happened in China, not Taiwan.