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Festum Ovorum

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Festum Ovorum
Also calledEgg Saturday, Egg Feast,
DateSaturday before Ash Wednesday
Frequencyannual

Egg Saturday, Egg Feast, or Festum Ovorum is the Saturday before Ash Wednesday.[1]

At the University of Oxford, pasch eggs have been provided for students on that day.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Robert E. Brettle, John Marston, Dramatist at Oxford, 1591 (?)–1594, 1609. The Review of English Studies, Volume 3, Number 12, pages 398–405, October 1927. Oxford University Press. Oxford English Dictionary: Egg-Saturday
  2. ^ Bennett, J. A. W. (1982). "The Festum Ovorum" (PDF). Oxoniensia. 47: 136–139. Open access icon