Pancake day or ‘Shrove Tuesday’ as it is otherwise known, is the traditional Christian feast day before the start of lent (the 40 days before Easter) on Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, for lent, all edible temptations were removed such as eggs and butter, which can be used in pancakes. So, that’s it, in a nutshell - we eat all the eggs and fats (and any other temptations!) before lent begins and pancakes are a great way to do that!
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