These days most people mark Shrove Tuesday by cooking pancakes in a nod to the custom ... to go with the pancakes on sale ...

Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, around the world, Shrove Tuesday, or "Pancake Day," derives from the English word meaning to seek forgiveness or be granted absolution.

The Inter-Livery Pancake Race in London's Guildhall Yard is a lively annual event commemorating Shrove Tuesday. Participants in quirky costumes race around the square while flipping pancakes. The race ...

Inter-Livery Pancake Race in London saw runners in quirky costumes, including a skyscraper and a beekeeper, racing while ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday ... the pancakes on sale from stands at the square. Winners receive a trophy — as well as a frying pan. A runner competes during a traditional ...

These days most people mark Shrove Tuesday by cooking pancakes in a nod ... Winners receive a trophy — as well as a frying pan.

These days most people mark Shrove Tuesday by cooking pancakes in a nod ... Credit: AP/Frank Augstein Winners receive a trophy — as well as a frying pan. Long Beach's Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez ...