It's a day of feasting and preparation before the 40 days of Lent. While most of the UK know the day as 'Pancake Day', across ...

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

Lent is a Christian time of reflection starting on Ash Wednesday and lasting for 40 days (not including Sundays) until Easter ...

Mardi Gras was brought to Louisiana in the 18th century by French settlers Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Sieur de Bienville ...

Shrove Tuesday also known as Pancake Day is an historic and religious event in the UK, but what's the reason we celebrate it?

YORK Minster has marked the start of Lent by raising the cross. The wooden cross, which is six metres tall and three metres wide, was raised today to mark Shrove Tuesday (March 4) and the start of the ...

Pancake Day 2025 is officially upon us, when eating piles of pancakes is almost compulsory and videos of disastrous ‘ ...

Shrove Tuesday - now better known as Pancake Tuesday - is most significant in all cultures that observe the Lenten period. It ...

If you weren’t aware, today isn’t formally known as Pancake Day. I know, I know, it’s a day all about pancakes. However, it’s ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

The Christian feast of Shrove Tuesday, which falls on March 4 this year, is a great excuse to eat pancakes. Here are some of ...

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