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Learn about how Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day in England) is celebrated. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent begins. Read about the history, customs and traditions associated with the Shrove Tuesday and Easter. ... When is Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)?
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www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CUSTOMS/shrove.html
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CUSTOMS/shrove.html
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I was interested in the information on Shrove Tuesday. When I was growing up in Ireland,in the Midlands, we always called it "Pancake Tuesday" although lots of people called it "Shrove Tuesday." "Pancake Day" was rarely if ever used.
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www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/ShroveTues.html
www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/ShroveTues.html
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Today, the Shrove Tuesday pancake tradition lives on throughout Western Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia, but is most associated with the UK where it is simply known as Pancake Day with a traditional recipe, although these can be as varied in the UK as there are British households.
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www.chiff.com/a/shrove-tuesday.htm
www.chiff.com/a/shrove-tuesday.htm
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Wilson's Almanac on Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day ... Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) (moveable feast, February 8 in 2005) ... The period from Epiphany (January 6), until Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day, or Pancake Tuesday; Mardi Gras in French) is called Carnival. In Roman Catholic countries it is a period for amusement and revelry,
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www.wilsonsalmanac.com/pancake.html
www.wilsonsalmanac.com/pancake.html
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In the UK, we have a tradition of making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, which falls between 2 February and 9 March, depending on the date for Easter. Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday to use its correct title, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
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golondon.about.com/od/februaryannualevents/ss/pancake_d...
golondon.about.com/od/februaryannualevents/ss/pancake_day.htm
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About National Pancake Day ... Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products…hence the name Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday.
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www.ihoppancakeday.com/pancake-day-details.html
www.ihoppancakeday.com/pancake-day-details.html
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Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day ... Shrove is an old English word meaning to confess one's sins. A person is said to be a shrove, or shriven when he/she has confessed. Shrove Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent.
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www.learnenglish.de/Temp/March/ShroveTuesday.htm
www.learnenglish.de/Temp/March/ShroveTuesday.htm
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The history of why we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and an easy pancake recipe ... A pancake day race has been run on shrove Tuesday since 1445 in Olney village in Buckinghamshire. The origins of the pancake day race are thought to be from a time when one busy housewife heard the shriven bell at the village church and...
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www.uttertrivia.com/pancakeday.php
www.uttertrivia.com/pancakeday.php
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