Pancake Day: Why Do We Celebrate Shrove Tuesday And How Did It Start?
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 ...
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Honoring my mother’s pre-Lent pancake tradition
Growing up, I loved my mother's traditional Guyanese pancakes but often was unsure why they were even called pancakes, as ...
What does Lent represent, and why do we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...
Pancake Day 2025: Why Do We Eat Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
Pancake Day 2025 falls on March 4, marking the celebration of Shrove Tuesday.Discover the origins of Shrove Tuesday.
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Hundreds gather to celebrate Shrove Tuesday with pancakes
Hundreds gathered at the Casino on Shrove Tuesday to enjoy pancakes and sausages under the atrium in advance of Ash Wednesday ...
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Flipping for a good cause: Christ Episcopal to host Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
The season of Lent begins Wednesday, which makes Tuesday “Fat Tuesday” or “Shrove Tuesday.” For more than 100 years, and ...
What is pancake day all about, and why do we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became ...
Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day in London
Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, around the world, Shrove Tuesday, or "Pancake Day," derives from the English word ...