Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

As has only just become known, a wild argument including police intervention took place on Shrove Monday in the municipality of Kohfidisch. In the course of the carnival celebrations, many ...

Nasdaq Inc. on Friday announced the most ambitious plan yet by a major U.S. exchange operator to allow stocks to be traded around the clock. Back To Top ...

CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images Last week's stock sell-off accelerated on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite tumbling to their lowest levels since September. Investors have ...

Image source, Salisbury City Council Flipping fun: Shrove Tuesday led to some racing in the centre of Salisbury. Raising money for the local foodbank, people competed to win the Golden Frying Pan ...

Care home residents and staff have been flipping pancakes and sharing stories for Shrove Tuesday. Woodland View care home in Colchester and Brampton Manor in Newmarket both celebrated the day with ...

Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, in other parts of the world, the name Shrove Tuesday derives from the English word meaning to seek forgiveness or be granted absolution. The oldest and ...

Bakeries in Estonia were already at work the night before Shrove Tuesday, getting ready the thousands of cream buns traditionally eaten in Estonia at this time of year. For some businesses, 2025 has ...

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is something ... "Meats like bacon would be eaten up on ‘Collop Monday’ (a collop is a thin slice of meat), two days before the start of Lent.

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is something that is celebrated ... "Meats like bacon would be eaten up on ‘Collop Monday’ (a collop is a thin slice of meat), two days before the start of Lent. What's ...

Hundreds today gathered on the village green of Sedgefield to participate in the centuries old tradition. Set off by David Adcock this year and won by Rob Adcock the game was full of excitement ...

A historic football game played since the 1100s has returned to the north of England this Shrove Tuesday. The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is played every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in As ...