Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street ...

In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone.

Students, parents, and staff came together to celebrate Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, at St. Nicholas School, marking a fun ...

Residents of an English town gathered on Tuesday (March 4) to play a traditional soccer game with a twist – there are unlimited players and a three-mile pitch.

Fasnacht Day is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

March is named for Mars, the Roman god of war, because spring was the time of year that military battles resumed after the winter. ◼️ Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is the ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday, is an occasion marking the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. The term ...

This historical illustration of New Orleans ... and so the day ultimately became known as Shrove Tuesday after the past tense of the verb. This 1681 etching depicts a Shrove Tuesday procession ...

Others tuck into sweet and savoury combinations on Shrove Tuesday, with 23 per cent swearing ... or peanut butter and jam – history favours the bold, when it comes to flavours.