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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/%CE%A4%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B7_%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1_7528.jpg/440px-%CE%A4%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B7_%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1_7528.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Meat grilling in Athens</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Tsiknopempti</b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Τσικνοπέμπτη</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek" title="Romanization of Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Greek-language romanization"><i lang="el-Latn">Tsiknopémpti</i></span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="el-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[t͡sik.noˈpem.pti]</a></span>) is part of the traditional celebrations of Apókries (<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el">Απόκριες</span></span>),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Carnival#Greece" title="Carnival">Greek Carnival</a> season. Tsiknopempti occurs on the second to last Thursday before <a href="/wiki/Lent" title="Lent">Lent</a> and can be translated as <b>Charred Thursday</b> or <b>Smoky Thursday</b>. It centers on the consumption of large amounts of grilled and roasted meats before Lenten fasting commences.<sup id="cite_ref-HR-MFA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HR-MFA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Celebration">Celebration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsiknopempti&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Celebration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apokries (Carnival season) in Greece is made up of three themed weeks of celebration. These weeks are, in order: <span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">Prophoní</i></span> (<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el">Προφωνή</span></span>, 'Preannouncement Week'), <span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">Kreatiní</i></span> (<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el">Κρεατινή</span></span>, 'Meat Week'), and <span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">Tiriní</i></span> (<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el">Τυρινή</span></span>, 'Cheese Week').<sup id="cite_ref-HR-MFA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HR-MFA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tsiknopempti is the Thursday of <span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">Kreatiní</i></span> and represents a highlight in a weeklong celebration of meat consumption. The festivities on Tsiknopempti revolve around large outdoor parties where massive amounts of meat are grilled or roasted. </p><p>Often Tsiknopempti-like celebrations will occur again, generally on a smaller scale, the following Sunday which marks the final day meat can be eaten before the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lent" title="Great Lent">Great Lent</a>, the strict fasting season that leads up to <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Easter" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodox Easter">Easter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox">Greek Orthodox</a> tradition, <a href="/wiki/Fasting" title="Fasting">fasting</a> on Wednesdays and Fridays is important, therefore Thursday is the best day for Tsiknopempti.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tsiknopempti is celebrated 11 days before <a href="/wiki/Clean_Monday" title="Clean Monday">Clean Monday</a> (often referred to in English as Ash Monday, to allude to Ash Wednesday in the West, however in Orthodox tradition there is no imposition of ashes). After Tsiknopempti, the next major celebration of Apokries is <span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tirofagos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tirofagos (page does not exist)">Tirofágos</a></i></span> (<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el">Τυροφάγος</span></span>) during the week of <span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">Tiriní</i></span> which focuses on the consumption of cheese, eggs, and dairy. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, a similar tradition exists and is known as <i><a href="/wiki/Khamis_el_sakara" title="Khamis el sakara">Khamis el sakara</a></i> (Thursday of drinking). </p><p>Similar celebrations known as <i><a href="/wiki/Fat_Thursday" title="Fat Thursday">Fat Thursday</a></i> are held in many other countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsiknopempti&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Greek word <span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el">Τσικνοπέμπτη</span></span> (Tsiknopempti) is made up of the words <span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BD%CE%B1" class="extiw" title="wikt:τσίκνα">τσίκνα</a></span></span> (<span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">tsíkna</i></span>, <small>lit.</small> 'the smell of roasting meat') and <span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AD%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B7" class="extiw" title="wikt:Πέμπτη">Πέμπτη</a></span></span> (<span title="Greek-language text"><i lang="el-Latn">Pémbti</i></span>, 'Thursday').<sup id="cite_ref-Lexicon_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lexicon-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsiknopempti&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fat_Thursday" title="Fat Thursday">Fat Thursday</a>, a similar traditional Christian feast associated with the celebration of Carnival</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mardi_Gras" title="Mardi Gras">Mardi Gras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maslenitsa" title="Maslenitsa">Maslenitsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday" title="Shrove Tuesday">Shrove Tuesday</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsiknopempti&action=edit&section=4" 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