Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday, all started when Pope St. Gregory prohibited Christians from eating all forms of meat and animal products during Lent in 500-600 AD.

Dubbed Vastlapäev, Shrove Tuesday in Estonia is unique in that it’s celebrated with a savoury dish as opposed to a sweet one, as is customary in the UK and the US.

Shrove Tuesday always falls on the seventh week before Easter, and the day before Ash Wednesday. It’s also the last day before Lent, which also begins on Ash Wednesday.

SHROVE TUESDAY includes a tradition where people will make and eat pancakes, hence many people knowing this as pancake day. Here, we look at the history behind the tradition and why pancakes are ...

When is Shrove Tuesday? This Tuesday, which is March 4. What is Shrove Tuesday? It's the day before the start of Lent, which is a 40-day period of austerity before Easter.

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, is the feast day before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. 'Before Lent could begin, all of the foods people couldn't eat while fasting needed to be removed ...

MANY people look forward to Shrove Tuesday, as they can stuff their faces with pancakes. However, there are some who don’t realise the meaning behind this event. Why do we eat pancakes on Shr… ...

Shrove Tuesday is tied to Christian Easter celebrations, but it has become a non-denominational cultural tradition too. (AFP: Romain Doucelin/Hans Lucas) ...

Shrove Tuesday falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is always 47 days before Easter Sunday. The date varies each year, but Shrove Tuesday always takes place between February 3 and March 9.

On Shrove Tuesday, single people might be jeered by their neighbours and captured and herded into ponds or around the streets. Their properties might be daubed with rude figures in tar or paint ...