Shrove is the past tense of shrive, which means to gain absolution of sins by confession and repentance. Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Tuesday in some western European countries.

Prince William flips a pancake during a visit on Shrove Tuesday to City Hall in Belfast, March 8, 2011. Reuters Shrove Tuesday, otherwise known as Pancake Day, is finally here. The holiday on ...

- Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2023 with a dinner co-sponsored by St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stapleton, and St. John's of Rosebank. (Courtesy of Edwina Martin) Pameal Silvestri.

Celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Pancake Tuesday is a day steeped in customs and beliefs. Also known as Shrove Tuesday, this day of feasting and celebration marks the start of Lent ...

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 ...