Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday, between 3rd February and 9th March, and in 2010 it takes place on 16th February: when it’s time to oil up the trusty old frying pan in preparation for the age-old tradition of pancake tossing.

Sandwiched between Collop Monday and Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday represents the final day before the Christian period of abstinence – called Lent – that lasts 40 days, in replication of Jesus’ time spent fasting in the wilderness.

Why is Tuesday Shrove? Continue reading The History of Shrove Tuesday