If you weren’t aware, today isn’t formally known as Pancake Day. I know, I know, it’s a day all about pancakes. However, it’s actually a Christian tradition that falls the day before Lent begins. On ...

This made Shrove Tuesday the ideal occasion to indulge before fasting began. Pancakes were an effective and delicious way to use up surplus eggs, butter and milk. The history of Shrove Tuesday in ...

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Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and is also known as Pancake Tuesday and Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras in places further afield. It's a day which offered a final blowout before the ...

However the history of Mardi Gras is much more varied and is thought to date back thousands of years. Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day or Mardi Gras, is observed today in many Christian ...

In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone.

From towering stacks dripping with syrup to delicate crepes rolled with sugar and lemon, pancakes are a culinary canvas that transcends cultures and continents. But beyond their delicious simplicity ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, will be celebrated on Tuesday, 4 March this year. The exact date moves every year because, like Easter, it is based on a calendar calculation involving the ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... In 2025, Pancake Day (or Shrove Tuesday) is on Tuesday 4 March, falling much later than last year. Whether you find delight ...

Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake ...

It takes place every year in the run up to Easter and has a long running religious history. When Shrove Tuesday occurs depends on the Lunar Calendar, which can make things a bit confusing. This ...

On their website, Historic UK explains: “Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. “Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was ...