BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County held its annual Shrove Tuesday mass and get-together on March 4, paying tribute to Principal Law Clerk Linda Lo Cascio for her ...

Flipping fun: Shrove Tuesday led to some racing in the centre of Salisbury. Raising money for the local foodbank, people competed to win the Golden Frying Pan in the pancake race. Image source ...

Flipping pancakes ahead of Shrove Tuesday in England; competitors fight for the ball during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football match; Palestinians gather for a communal iftar amid rubble in ...

SHROVE TUESDAY includes a tradition where people will make and eat pancakes, hence many people knowing this as pancake day. Here, we look at the history behind the tradition and why pancakes are ea… ...

After a Fat Tuesday filled with paczkis and pancakes, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of lent for people of ...

Pancakes are connected with Shrove Tuesday as a way to use up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting period of the 40 days of Lent, according to Christianity.com.

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.

This week kicks off the period leading up to the Christian Easter celebrations. But while Easter is typically associated with hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, there's another sweet treat to ...

Children at Roose Nursery enjoying Shrove Tuesday (Image: Newsquest) ... Additionally, since 1958, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus on Shrove Tuesday.