"The Monday and Tuesday before Lent were periods of great festivity before the coming days of abstinence," the website says. "Children would go 'Shroving' or 'Lent-crocking' on Shrove Tuesday or ...

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 ...

Also known as Shrove Tuesday, this day of feasting and celebration marks the start of Lent, the 40-day period of Christian fasting that precedes Easter. The tasty tradition is popular not only in ...

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 ...

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The spectacle was one of many such pancake races across the U.K. to mark the day before the start of Lent ... or Fat Tuesday, in other parts of the world, the name Shrove Tuesday derives from ...

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 ...

Here's what we know about the upcoming dates and more for Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Lent, Ash Wednesday and Easter: Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4, in 2025. Fat Tuesday is Tuesday ...