Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. The 40 days leading ...

Shrovetide football is an ancient, rough and chaotic ball game played on Shrove Tuesday, involving two rival teams of local ...

The traditional Christian feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday is celebrated as a chance to eat well before the 40 days of sacrifices in the lead-up to Easter. Shrove Tuesday, which ...

Mardi Gras, otherwise known as 'Fat Tuesday', encompasses the festive celebrations that take place along the Gulf Coast, but ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...