shrove tuesday

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Mar 25

Tomorrow will be Shrove Tuesday here, although it will take some myLotters another day to get there. Another popular name for it is Pancake Tuesday and it’s the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent in the...

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Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb 24

We went to the movies at the clubhouse last night and saw The Wedding Planner starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew MacConaughey. I didn’t enjoy it that much really but that’s just me. After the movie, we went to a friend’s house...

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Guess what my husband is doing today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Feb 23

Vince’s challenge for his FB photographic group is ‘My Day’ so he set up his camera on the tripod, put it on 10 second delay and photographed himself tossing pancakes. However, those in the collage are ones I took with my little...

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Pancake Tuesday is nearly here

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Feb 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post but shows a yummy dessert that has no place during Lent. Tuesday, 21 February, is Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday and we’ll be having pancakes for sure. The following day is Ash...

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Shrove Tuesday and Mardi Gras

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 16 Feb 21

Until early this morning, I never heard of Shrove Tuesday, Not mentioned in any of my Religion classes. And until today, neither did I know that Mardi Gras is in reference to a religious ritual of cleansing. I only knew Mardi...

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Where did you have it last?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Feb 20

The photo shows a Nepali version of a banana split. Note the steel bowl. This was standard in all but the more Western types of eateries. the only connection to the rest of the post is that it looks like honey on the ice-cream....

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Pancakes, anyone?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 4 Mar 19

Tomorrow (March 5th) is Shrove Tuesday which is more commonly known as Pancake Day in England. English pancakes are a little different from American pancakes since they are usually thinner and, traditionally, eaten only with a...

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Shrove Tuesday and We Have to Miss It

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 28 Feb 17

Darn! I'm not sure I've ever missed a Shrove Tuesday at church. We have to though. I had thought we could miss the first game in our bowling league so we could go. I found out that we can't. We are missing a team member and...

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It's Fat Tuesday!

Jillybean1222 @jillybean1222 (6406) 9 Feb 16

It's Fat Tuesday! And if you practice the act of sacrifice and penance during the Lenten season, this just might mean you are living it up today! I saw a funny meme on Facebook with Bill Murray sitting with a pile of all sorts...

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Pancake Tuesday

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 9 Feb 16

Does your family or country have a tradition about the day before Ash Wednesday, when the Lenten fast begins? My family did not, though we did observe Lent. When I moved here, my Canadian roommate told us it was Pancake Tuesday....

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Pancake Day

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 9 Feb 16

Tuesday 9 February is Pancake Day. It’s also called Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras or Carnival and several other names around the world. It’s the day before the season of Lent begins and most of the customs associated with it are to...

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It's Pancake Day today (Shrove Tuesday) 24th February

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 24 Feb 09

Will you be indulging in the delights of a pancake feast? If you are, what will you eat them with? Smothered in fruit and cream, maybe maple syrup, or what about plain with lemon juice and sugar sprinkled on them? Why not let...

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It's Pancake Day!

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 5 Feb 08

February 5th (Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras - 'Fat Tuesday' ) is known as Pancake Day in Britain. Originally it was a way of using up all the perishable luxury ingredients (eggs and dairy products, for example) that you weren't...

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robbiesangel @robbiesangel (26) 19 Feb 07

whos having pancakes to eat tomorrow shrove tuesday pancake day, and can you flip them???/ and what topping do u prefrer we like sweet toppings yummy,

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Do you eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?

ukchriss @ukchriss (2097) 7 Feb 07

Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before to Easter Sunday, so the date varies from year to year and falls between February 3 and March 9. In 2007 Pancake Day will be on 20...

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