Festum Ovorum
Egg Saturday, Egg Feast, or Festum Ovorum is the Saturday before Ash Wednesday.[1]
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| Also called | Egg Saturday, Egg Feast, |
| Date | Saturday before Ash Wednesday |
| Frequency | annual |
At the University of Oxford, pasch eggs have been provided for students on that day.[2]
References
- 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
- http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1982/notes.pdf#page=4
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