Shrove Tuesday (more commonly known in the UK as Pancake Day) is the day preceding Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of the period of Lent, in the Christian calendar; and Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter.
The word shrove is a form of the old English verb to shrive which means to obtain absolution for one's sins through confession and penance. Eating pancakes allowed families to use up such foods as eggs, milk, oil and sugar and then during the period of Lent they would eat plainer foods.
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| Our Pancake Party at TABLEtalk involved eating a LOT of pancakes ... we had blueberry pancakes with maple syrup; plus plain pancakes with the traditionally English lemon juice & sugar or the student favourite - Nutella! |
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| A BIG THANK YOU!!! goes to those who came along early to help set up for the evening, make a gzillion pancakes and also clean up so wonderfully. |
The rest of our evening was spent playing games - some more sedate and challenging than others.
For those of you who might be wondering - yes, several students tried their hand at tossing some pancakes. See videos below ...
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