PANCAKES

As I am doing a blog every day, today seemed very appropriate to write about Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Day.

Instead of writing lots of recipes and examples of what you can put on top of pancakes, (Hint – lemon and sugar, chocolate and banana, maple syrup and strawberries – Just saying) I have decided to talk a little bit about the history of Shrove Tuesday.

Shrove Tuesday is a Christian tradition for people to confess their sins. The word Shrove comes from the English word shrive which means confess. It is for Christians’ to ask for God’s support to help them with their changes or corrections in life.

Pancakes were made to use up rich food before Lent. People would traditionally fast instead of giving up one thing for lent. People would not eat pleasurable food.

Many celebrate Pancake Day by making pancakes, traditionally there is also an annual pancake race done in many places. Many races are to raise money for charities; these races bring everyone together and create a truly memorable day.