What is Shrove Tuesday and when is it celebrated? - Butter your frying pans because Pancake Day is nearly upon us ...

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

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

Shrove Tuesday marks the last day before Lent for ... Although the day is important in Christian tradition, Pancake Day is widely celebrated by those outside this faith. ‘Shrove’ comes from ...

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 ...

A Shrove Tuesday tradition is to repent sins in preparation for the start of Lent, marked by the ritual of ringing church bells, known as the Shriving Bell, to call everyone to confession and let ...