A County Durham town is set to host its centuries-old tradition as the Sedgefield Ball Game returns on Shrove Tuesday (March 4). The annual event, believed to date back more than 700 years ...

A County Durham town is set to host its centuries-old tradition as the Sedgefield Ball Game returns on Shrove Tuesday (March ...

“We have to make sure they understand we cannot go away and we will not go away,” he added, drawing loud cheers from the ... are the clear theme of the Shrove Tuesday protest.

“We have to make sure they understand we cannot go away and we will not go away,” he added, drawing loud cheers from the crowd ... And pancakes are the clear theme of the Shrove Tuesday protest.

Having begun in 1924, the Mystic Krewe of Zeus gathers on the Friday night before Shrove Tuesday, to crown its ... and acknowledging the tumultuous cheers of approval, they returned to the stage.

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 ...

Pancake Day 2025: Why Do We Eat Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? What’s the Story Behind Shrove Tuesday? Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and reflection observed ...

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 ...

"Traditionally Shrove Tuesday ... was a day of celebration and a day to use up all the good things to eat before you went into a period of Lenten fasting where you weren't allowed all of the good ...

Retailers' experience shows that the tradition of eating pea soup on Shrove Tuesday remains strong among Estonians, with sales of dried peas and smoked meat — along with canned pea soup — multiplying ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day is the traditional feast day before the Lent fast starts on Ash Wednesday. Today, March 4, households up and down the country will be tucking into pancakes ...