Shreveport Times on MSN8d
Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday: What's next? Important dates for Lent and Easter
Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday take place this week, marking the start of Lent. Here are the dates for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Care home residents enjoy flipping pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
Care home residents and staff have been flipping pancakes and sharing stories for Shrove Tuesday. Woodland View care home in ...
The Local - Norway15d
Everything you need to know about Norway’s Fastelavn traditions
Another typical Fastelavn tradition is homes being adorned with Bjørkeris. These are bundles of twigs from a birch tree that ...
The Irish Times8d
Pancake Tuesday: What’s the history, what does ‘shrove’ mean and what’s the significance for single people?
Celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Pancake Tuesday is a day steeped in customs and beliefs. Also known as Shrove Tuesday, this day of feasting and celebration marks the start of Lent ...
Colchester Gazette on MSN6d
Colchester care home residents celebrate Pancake Day
Residents and staff at a care home in Colchester celebrated Pancake Day by flipping more than 100 pancakes. Woodland View care home, in Turner Road, put on a day of activities for its residents to ...
BBC10d
Pancake Day 2025: Why do we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
This year, 4 March is Shrove Tuesday - otherwise known as Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday is a Christian festival marked all over the world but in the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia it's often ...
The Marion Star14d
Sausage, eggs and potatoes on the menu Saturday and pancakes on it for Tuesday
A community beakfast will be offered 8-11 a.m. Saturday and a supper on Shrove Tuesday will be served 5-7 p.m. On the breakfast mene are sausage gravy and biscuits, bacon, sausage, eggs ...