Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday) is the day before Ash , the first offical day of Lent.
Pancake day is observed mainly in English speaking countries, but has connections in many others, mainly associated with tis links to Easter, therefore its date changes on an annual basis.
The day is mostly known for eating pancakes before the start of Lent. Pancakes are eaten as they are made out of the main foods available, sugar, fat, flour and eggs, whose consumption was traditionally restricted during the fasting ritual that you associate with Lent.
So how did the pancake come about..........................
Shrove Tuesday was once known as a 'half-holiday' in England. It started at 11:00am with the signalling of a church bell.[
The tradition is said to have originated when a housewife from Olny was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bells ringing for the church service.
In a panic she raced out of the house to church while still carrying her frying pan and pancake. The pancake race remains a relatively common festive tradition in the UK, and England in particular, even today.
The tradition in Olney today, a pancake race , is still going strong.
So we,ve had New Years resolutions............now its what to give up for Lent........................
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