Shrove Tuesday pancake race marks day before Lent
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.
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Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day in London
The oldest and most famous of pancake races take place in the small town of Olney, England, which legend has it held its first run in 1445. These days most people mark Shrove Tuesday by cooking ...