Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Tuesday... What is it ?(UK)?

Question

IT is a british holiday... can anyone tell me what exactly is it? what do they celebrate??

Answer 1

Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday ...and pancake day is not a holiday, it's a tradition...



Origins

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent - the 40 days leading up to Easter - was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday Christians went to confession and were "shriven" (absolved from their sins). It was the last opportunity to use eggs and fats before embarking on the Lenten fast and pancakes are the perfect way of using up these ingredients.

Answer 2

It's the day before Lent starts in the Christian calendar.



I wouldn't say we 'celebrate' in particular, but it's traditional to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.



I intend to stuff my face with 'em. LOVE pancakes.

Answer 3

It's the day before ash wednesday. They are celebrating before they "have" to give up something for lent.

Answer 4

It's just pancake day... where you eat pancakes !!



Lol i don't know.. it's not celebrated as such... it's just a day to eat pancakes.. simple as that. i don't know anyone who does anything else for it.. except maybe church..