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In the UK, Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day (or Pancake Tuesday to some people) because it is the one day of the year when almost everyone eats a pancake.
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In England, (and the rest of the UK) the Tuesday before Lent is known as Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday). On that day it is traditional to eat pancakes (recipe), toss pancakes and take part in pancake races.
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Pancake Day in the UK is also known as Shrove Tuesday, and is celebrated as Carnival and Mardi Gras elsewhere in the world. Celebrated on 24th February in 2009, it falls just before Lent, and was traditionally a day of fun and feasting before fasting for 40 days of Lent.
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Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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UnitingCare Pancake Day will be held on Tuesday, 16 February ... ... UnitingCare Pancake Day will only be held in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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Pancake Day history ... In the UK, pancake races also form an important part of the Shrove Tuesday celebrations - a fantastic opportunity for large numbers of people to race down the streets tossing pancakes. Around the world the relative ease of baking on hot stoves or on griddles has resulted in a variety of pancakes...
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Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Here we look at the traditions surrounding Pancake Day and round up some suggestions for tempting alternatives to the tried-and-trusted lemon and sugar. ... In the UK, there is a much-loved tradition of making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, which falls between February 2...
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Lent is the period of forty days which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar, traditionally a time of fasting and reflection. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and begins with Ash Wednesday. ... Western churches start Lent on the 7th Wednesday before Easter Day (called Ash Wednesday).
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