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 ...

The Sunday following Shrove Tuesday, the first Sunday in Lent, was commonly known as Chalk Sunday in Ireland and the public bullying of the unmarried would reach a peak on that day in some regions.

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.

With Shrove Tuesday taking place on Tuesday, March 4, ... “Something as simple as not knowing what ingredients are in a pancake might seem innocuous and funny, ...

A community beakfast will be offered 8-11 a.m. Saturday and a supper on Shrove Tuesday will be served 5-7 p.m. On the breakfast mene are sausage gravy and biscuits, bacon, sausage, eggs, hash ...

Shrove Tuesday, the day immediately preceding Ash Wednesday — the beginning of Lent in Western Christian churches — occurs between Feb. 2 and March 9, depending on the date of Easter.

At Emingee’s in New Oxford, you can enjoy fastnachts all year round, but come Shrove Tuesday, Mel and Greg Cornman pull an all-nighter to get the job done.

Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, is marked by a day of feasting sometimes known as Pancake Day. Fire up the griddle and get ready with this pancake recipe!

ABSECON - The annual Knights of Columbus Shrove pancake dinner is Tuesday, Feb. 8 at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Hall at the corner of Mill Road and New ...

Others tuck into sweet and savoury combinations on Shrove Tuesday, with 23 per cent swearing by strawberry and cream cheese, and 22 per cent opting for brie and cranberry.