Next year’s Olympic sliding races will be in Italy after all, international luge officials predicted Saturday in another ...

Historically and culturally speaking, the greater Philadelphia region was a beacon for Italian immigrants seeking employment in the area’s factories and manufacturing sites. In fact, Hammonton, N.J., ...

Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP Italy's deputy PM backs Musk-Mattarella summit over proposed Starlink deal, Rome Fiumicino named 'best' major airport in Europe for 8th consecutive year, and more news on ...

Photo: Lucy Young The Leadenhall Market pancake race is much of a Shrove Tuesday staple as lemon and sugar, with local workers and visitors going head-to-head on a 20-metre cobbled course ...

Care home residents and staff have been flipping pancakes and sharing stories for Shrove Tuesday. Woodland View care home in Colchester and Brampton Manor in Newmarket both celebrated the day with ...

Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, in other parts of the world, the name Shrove Tuesday derives from the English word meaning to seek forgiveness or be granted absolution. The oldest and ...

Bakeries in Estonia were already at work the night before Shrove Tuesday, getting ready the thousands of cream buns traditionally eaten in Estonia at this time of year. For some businesses, 2025 has ...

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 celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake Day.” ...

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 ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is something that is celebrated every year and is something that begins the lead-up to Easter. It always ...