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.
Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day
Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around ...
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Ancient pancake race: Why and how did it start?
The Olney Pancake Race in Buckinghamshire dates back more than five centuries, but why did it start and who can take part?
Scousers say 'what else would you call it' as they give Pancake Day a different name
It's a day of feasting and preparation before the 40 days of Lent. While most of the UK know the day as 'Pancake Day', across ...
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Can You Flip A Pancake And Run?
Inter-Livery Pancake Race in London saw runners in quirky costumes, including a skyscraper and a beekeeper, racing while ...
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Hundreds cheer as runners with fry pans race to mark Pancake Day
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 ...
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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 ...
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Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day
LONDON — 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 ...