An instrument known as the forest horn is blown on the green every night at ten o'clock from the first of September to shrovetide.
"Old Church Lore"
William Andrews
And so, between all these young folk, there was much boastful talk and much harmless gossip how the little Lady of Courtrai had used the wrong corner of the towel yesterday; how the fat Duchess of Enkhuysen had violated the laws of all etiquette by placing the wrong number of finger-bowls upon her table on St. Jacob's Day; and how the stout young Hubert of Malsen had scattered the rascal merchants of Dort at their shrovetide fair.
"Historic Girls"
E. S. Brooks
shrovetide is associated with pancakes.
"Vanishing England"
P. H. Ditchfield