Why pancakes ?
Legend tells us that a housewife was using up her eggs and milk before the Lenten fast began when she heard the church bells calling her to confession. Rather than put her cooking aside she ran off to church, complete with pan apparently tossing the "pancake" along the way!
5 more things about Shrove Tuesday:
1.Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent begins.
2.Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras.
3.It's the last day of being able to eat whatever you like before the ritual fasting of Lent.
4.Shrove Tuesday is 47 days before Easter Sunday.
5.Shrove comes from the word shrive which means to confess, traditionally people would go to church to confess their sins on Shrove Tuesday.
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