The Up'Ards face the Down'Ards in this annual traditional soccer match which takes place every Shrove Tuesday and Ash ...

The up'ards face the down'ards in this annual traditional soccer match which takes place every Shrove Tuesday and Ash ...

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.

Pancake Day 2025 falls on March 4, marking the celebration of Shrove Tuesday.Discover the origins of Shrove Tuesday.

Bakeries in Estonia were already at work the night before Shrove Tuesday, getting ready the thousands of cream buns ...

Hundreds gathered at the Casino on Shrove Tuesday to enjoy pancakes and sausages under the atrium in advance of Ash Wednesday ...

Care home residents and staff have been flipping pancakes and sharing stories for Shrove Tuesday. Woodland View care home in Colchester and Brampton Manor in Newmarket both celebrated the day with ...

Not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, but for those who do, it typically involves attending a church service. During the ...

Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand ...

Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people from all denominations of Christianity practice self-sacrifice ...

Growing up, I loved my mother's traditional Guyanese pancakes but often was unsure why they were even called pancakes, as ...

Shrovetide Football match, known locally as Scoring the Hales, took place in the fields surrounding Alnwick Castle between ...