Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, falls the day before Ash Wednesday and marks the last day before Lent. It gets its name from the custom of Christians being "shriven" or absolved from their sins before Lent. On this day, pancakes are traditionally eaten to use up foods like eggs and milk that will be given up for Lent. Pancakes symbolize important aspects of life and are made from ingredients representing creation, nourishment, purity and wholesomeness. Events like pancake races are held where people race while flipping pancakes in pans.

1. Melissa Matos

2. Terminology
 The word shrove is the past tense of the
English verb shrive, which means to
obtain absolution for one's sins by way
of Confession and doing penance.
 Thus Shrove Tuesday gets its name from
the custom for Christians to be "shriven"
before the start of Lent. Shrove Tuesday
is the last day of "shrovetide", somewhat
analogous to the Carnival tradition that
developed separately in countries of Latin
Europe.

3. When is Shrove Tuesday
(Pancake Day)?
 In the UK, it is called Pancake Tuesday.
 Shrove Tuesday is celebrated the day
before Ash Wednesday. It is the final day
before Lent starts.
 Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days
before Easter Sunday. Because of this, its
date changes annually but always falls
between 3 February and 9 March.
 This year Pancake Tuesday is Tuesday 4th
March.

4. What is Pancake Day?
 Pancake Day, or
Shrove Tuesday, is
the last day before
the period which
Christians call Lent.
It is traditional on
this day to eat
pancakes.

5. Why are Pancakes eaten on
Shrove Tuesday?
 Lent is a time when Christians give things up.
Pancake day is the last chance before Easter to
use up the fatty foods that can’t be eaten in Lent.
Therefore, we eat pancakes because they contain
fat, butter and eggs.

6. Crucial points!
 Pancakes are believed to
be of good luck in many
areas of the world. This
is because they contain
herbs and food items
associated with the
prosperity and longevity.
 Made from batter and
fried in fat the ingredient
symbolize four crucial
points: Eggs-creation
Flour-the staff of life
Salt-wholesomeness
Milk-purity.

7. What are pancakes?
 A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter.
 Pancake Recipe:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1. In a large bowl, mix flour, milk, egg and oil.
2. Put some margarine into the frying pan. Put some of the
pancake mix in the frying-pan. Toss the pancake to fry
the other side – be careful!
3. Put some sugar and lemon juice on your pancake…yummy!

8. Pancake Races
 Pancake races are held all over England.
The aim is to get to the finishing line first
whilst flipping a pancake in a frying pan a
certain number of times. The pancake
must still be in the pan when the finishing
line is reached.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur
e=player_detailpage&v=USJPkSG77Bk

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