On their website, Historic UK explains: “Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. “Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was ...

After a Fat Tuesday filled with paczkis and pancakes, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of lent for people of Christian faith. Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where ...

But beyond their delicious simplicity lies a rich history, stretching back thousands ... particularly in connection with Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday – the day before the ...

Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day as it’s known colloquially, is a much-loved British tradition - but in one English town, it’s been renamed to 'Skipping Day'. Shrove Tuesday is a feast day held ...

It is the same with Shrove Tuesday pancakes. I simply forget you can make them for the rest of the year. The best I have ever made involved stuffing them with a mixture of bechamel sauce ...

Get your eggs, butter, sugar and lemon juice at the ready, because Pancake Day is almost here. In 2025, Pancake Day (or Shrove Tuesday) is on Tuesday 4 March, falling much later than last year.

Thousands of players turned out again for Royal Shrovetide Football in Ashbourne, which is held on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. The game has taken place nearly every year since 1667 and ...