This is the Atherstone Ball Game, an 826-year-old tradition in this Warwickshire town, and one of a dwindling number of ancient football games played across Britain on Shrove Tuesday, known as Fat ...

Photo: Lucy Young The Leadenhall Market pancake race is much of a Shrove Tuesday staple as lemon and sugar, with local workers and visitors going head-to-head on a 20-metre cobbled course ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. We bring you a true grab bag of recommended books this week, united by little besides excellence and interest. There’s a ...

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, also known as Pancake Tuesday, is an occasion marking the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. The term "shrove" is derived from "shrive," meaning to present oneself for ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is something that is celebrated every year and is something that begins the lead-up to Easter. It always ...

LONDON (AP) — Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to ...

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 ...