Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, takes place every winter. It's celebrated by, you guessed it, eating delicious pancakes.
In the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, with the latter signalling the start of Lent. The 40-day period of Lent is traditionally observed as a period of self-discipline and people tend to give up a bad habit or vice until Easter begins.But why does that mean we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? People tend to give up sweet treats for Lent, so eating pancakes is a way of indulging before going without. But there is more to it than that.
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