In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHROVETIDE
Shrovetide
(noun) immediately preceding Lent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Shrove"tide`, n. Etym: [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scraf) + tide.]
Definition: The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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