Pancake Day 2025 is almost here, when eating piles of pancakes is almost compulsory and videos of disastrous ‘flipping’ ...

The celebration in New Orleans will take place a little later than usual in 2025. We take a look at why the date changes each ...

Similar to Christmas, Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday has Christian origins. Religiously speaking, Shrove Tuesday is a day of ...

Translated as meaning “Fat Tuesday” in French ... While pancake eating on Shrove Tuesday has been a custom for the past few centuries, the act of marking the beginning of Lent prior to ...

People have eaten pancakes on Shrove Tuesday for generations but there's a less well known tradition for the Monday ...

Lent is an old English word meaning 'lengthen ... In western Christian churches, the day before Lent starts is Shrove Tuesday. This is also known as Pancake Day. This day was traditionally ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

M&S has launched a "better than Nutella" viral spread that’s perfect for Pancake Day, with Shrove Tuesday now just weeks away ...

Shrove Tuesday marks the last day before Lent for ... ‘Shrove’ comes from the Old English term ‘shrive’, meaning “to receive absolution for one’s sins through confession and penance.” ...