This bell became known as the “Pancake Bell”, Historic UK explains, and is still used in parishes today. While pancake eating on Shrove Tuesday has been a custom for the past few centuries ...

Celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Pancake Tuesday is a day steeped in customs and beliefs. Also known as Shrove Tuesday, this day of feasting and celebration marks the start of Lent ...

Every year, on a particular Tuesday that seems to sneak up like a ninja with a spatula, the UK descends into absolute pancake chaos. Yes, we're talking about Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day.

Fat Tuesday is better known in some parts of the world as Pancake Day. As we prepare to mark the official end of Mardi Gras 2012 with some King Cake -- while preparing for Lent, of course -- it ...