After a Fat Tuesday filled with paczkis and pancakes, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of lent for people of Christian faith. Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where ...

"Children would go 'Shroving' or 'Lent-crocking' on Shrove Tuesday or the night before, knocking on their neighbours’ doors and singing [songs asking for pancakes, bacon or cheese].

It's celebrated in France on Shrove Tuesday − which is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday − according to brittanica.com. ... Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 5, 2025. “Lent, ...

Shrove Tuesday is something that happens as part of Easter and the date of Easter changes from year to year because it's dependant on the Moon. So the date for Shrove Tuesday changes too.

Mardi Gras is also called Shrove Tuesday, coming from the practice of "shriving," which means purifying oneself through confession before lent, according to the Almanac.

Lent came early last year, but it is back to a bit more normal schedule for 2025. Here's a look when Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent start.

With Lent just one day away, Shrove Tuesday provides the perfect opportunity to banish any last minute indulgences – and a chance to use up any fatty foods. That's why in the US, ...

He said, “We usually eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday (the day before the beginning Lent) because the ingredients utilize many of the items traditionally restricted during the Lenten fast: eggs ...

Celebrations were underway Tuesday evening at Quad-Cities churches, as some Christians marked Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday, ahead of the start of Lent.

New Orleans’s take on the Tuesday before Lent may be the best known, but it’s hardly the only celebration of all things rich and sweet. By Matt Haines This year, Feb. 21 isn’t simply another ...

Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday and Shrove Tuesday fall on Feb. 17 in 2026. Chris Sims is a digital content producer at Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims .