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Tuesday traditions

The day of Hanuman and Mars in India, of St Anthony in the Catholic world, and of pancakes before Lent.

Tuesday around the world

Tuesday is named for Mars in the Romance languages and Tiw in English, a god of war, and in India it is Mangalvar, the day of the planet Mangala and of Hanuman, the strong and faithful devotee of Rama. Many Hindus visit Hanuman temples on Tuesdays, apply vermilion, recite the Hanuman Chalisa and fast until the evening. In Maharashtra, newly married women keep the Tuesdays of Shravan for the goddess Gauri in the Mangala Gauri vrat. Among Catholics in Italy, Portugal and Brazil, Tuesday is the day of Saint Anthony of Padua, with devotions and bread offered for the poor. Shrove Tuesday, before Ash Wednesday, is Pancake Day or Mardi Gras. In Greece and Spain, Tuesday rather than Friday is the unlucky day, especially if it falls on the 13th.

Customs of Tuesday

  • Hanuman 🇮🇳🇳🇵🇲🇺🇹🇹: Tuesday is the main day for visits to Hanuman temples and for his fast.
  • Mangala Gauri Vrat 🇮🇳: Married women in Maharashtra keep Tuesdays in Shravan for the goddess Gauri.
  • Anthony of Padua 🇮🇹🇵🇹🇧🇷: Tuesday devotions for Saint Anthony, with bread given to the poor.
  • Shrove Tuesday 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷: The day before Lent, with pancakes, doughnuts and carnival.
  • Friday the 13th 🇬🇷🇪🇸: In Greece and Spain it is Tuesday the 13th that is feared, as Friday the 13th is in English-speaking lands.
  • Ares 🇬🇷: The god of war whose name lies behind Mars's day in several languages.

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Friday the 13thIn Greece and Spain it is Tuesday the 13th that is feared, as Friday the 13th is in English-speaking lands.

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About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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