Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Log In Register now My account. Origins and meaning behind Pancake Day Aside from being a beloved day where we just eat pancakes, Shrove Tuesday has a lot of meaning behind it Did you know the history behind the term Shrove Tuesday? Photo: Shutterstock.
By Rhona Shennan. February 25, pm Updated October 16, am. What is Shrove Tuesday? During Lent, Christians give up luxuries to remember when Jesus went into the desert for 40 days to fast and pray. Traditionally during Lent, Christians would give up rich, tasty foods such as butter, eggs, sugar and fat some Christians continue to do so, in fact.
Shrove Tuesday was the last chance to eat them — and what better way to do so than with a delicious pancake! In this mad-cap activity, people race each other whilst tossing a pancake in a pan. Today, pancake races are often organised to raise money for charity and help those in need. The story goes that it originated way back in , in the town of Olney in Buckinghamshire , England. A woman was so busy making pancakes that she lost track of time.
When she heard the church bells ringing for the Shrove Tuesday mass, she ran as fast as she could to make it, and arrived still carrying her pancake in the pan!
Egg -citing stuff! And for many people, Mardi Gras means party time…. Fancy joining in the fab pancake fun? Then get whisking and flipping with this six-step pancake recipe. While you wait for it to be checked and approved why not to add a pre-selected message and a cool badge.
Their really good! I really want to have a go at pancake racing but we don't have unough pans. So Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to indulge yourself, and to use up the foods that aren't allowed in Lent. Giving up foods: but not wasting them. In the old days there were many foods that observant Christians would not eat during Lent: foods such as meat and fish, fats, eggs, and milky foods. So that no food was wasted, families would have a feast on the shriving Tuesday, and eat up all the foods that wouldn't last the forty days of Lent without going off.
The need to eat up the fats gave rise to the French name Mardi Gras; meaning fat Tuesday. The freshest exclusives and sharpest analysis, curated for your inbox Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing!
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