Shrove Tuesday
Today it’s Shrove Tuesday in England. It’s the last day before Lent and it always falls 47 days before Easter.
Shrove Tuesday is also called pancake day.
Do you know why?
Because everyone eats pancakes!
Do you like pancakes?
During Lent, people are not allowed to eat eggs or milk.Shrove Tuesday is the last day that they are allowed to eat them, so they make pancakes!
In many places in England there are pancakes races on pancake day.The most famous is Olney Pancake Race.
Women wear their aprons and scarves and they run to the church. But they have a pan with a pancake in their hands.
The winner is the woman who can run AND toss the pancake THREE TIMES!
It’s so fun!
Nowadays men also take part in this traditional event.
If you would like to see some pancake race videos, click here.
Since it’s such a fun and tasty custom, we’ll have a Pancake Day at school this Friday.
We’ll make pancakes and there will be some serious pancake racing in our schoolyard !!!
Soooooooooooooo…….are you ready?
On your marks…get set…GO!
25 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 στις 23:15
Miss L. I hope next year to invite my class at Shrove Tuesday – Pancake Day. 😀 😀 😀
25 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 στις 23:07
I am very happy,too. Miss L. I wanna thank you for yesterday.I’ve a fantastic time and not only I but all the children and teachers,too. I’won’t forget it never that day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
24 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 στις 21:44
My class won!!!!!!!! I’m very huppy!!!!!!!!!!
🙂
23 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 στις 16:43
Maybe you will, Bobhras!
22 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 στις 21:12
It is very funny custom. I want to will be the winner!!!!!!
🙂