Today is Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras (in French) and by many other nicknames. It's the big hurrah before Christians start Lent, a season of prayer, penance and fasting in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Across The Pond, Catherine Princess of Wales famously attempted to flip pancakes for seniors this year on Shrove Tuesday. Simultaneously, Staten Islanders celebrated the decadent ...

Holy Pancake Day? Well, sort of. It’s Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras. So, what does “Shrove” mean? And why is it a religious tradition to eat pancakes today?

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are celebrated on the same day, which is Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season, while Fat Tuesday is a feast day before the fasting ...

Canterbury Cathedral’s resident scene-stealing cat Tiger was up to his tricks again on Shrove Tuesday, when he decided to help himself to a pancake from Dean Robert Willis’s plate during morning ...

Today is Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras (in French) and by many other nicknames. It’s the big hurrah before Christians start Lent, a season of prayer, penance and fasting in ...

It's Shrove Tuesday today, also known as Shrovetide Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday. So what does "Shrove" mean? And why are some Christians eating pancakes today? Pancakes were traditionally eaten on the ...