After a Fat Tuesday filled with paczkis and pancakes, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of lent for people of Christian faith. Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people from all denominations of Christianity practice self-sacrifice and discipline in various ways including fasting,

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 actually a Christian tradition that falls the day before Lent begins. On their website,

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Hundreds gathered at the Casino on Shrove Tuesday to enjoy pancakes and sausages under the atrium in advance of Ash Wednesday and Lent.

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day is the traditional feast day before the Lent fast starts on Ash Wednesday. Today, March 4, households up and down the country will be tucking into pancakes topped with a variety of delicious toppings.

Pancake Day 2025 falls on March 4, marking the celebration of Shrove Tuesday.Discover the origins of Shrove Tuesday.

The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became synonymous with Shrove Tuesday as worshippers used up rich foods like eggs, milk and sugar before commencing their Lenten fast.

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything you need to know about it

Pancake Day in the UK is another name for Shrove Tuesday, which is a Christian feast day that takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday. It marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting leading up to Easter.