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THE FLIPPING FACTS
WHAT’S THE MEANING BEHIND SHROVE TUESDAY? NINE FACTS ABOUT PANCAKE
DAY 2020
* emma gritt
* Joseph Gamp
* 5 Mar 2019, 15:15
* Updated: 25 Feb 2020, 15:39
SHROVE Tuesday, AKA pancake today is finally here - but what's the
true meaning behind it?
Here we investigate just what Shrove means, and the tasty Tuesday's
religious history - plus we share some other facts about the day
more commonly known as Pancake Day
.
2 Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, originates from the idea of using
what is left in your cupboard before LentCredit: Getty - Contributor
WHAT DOES SHROVE MEAN?
Historically, shriving was a ritual that Christians would go through
to confess their sins before receiving absolution for their
wrong-doings.
Being absolved of sins would free the person from the guilt and pain
that their sins had been causing them.
According to This Is Church:
"In
the Catholic or Orthodox context, the absolution is pronounced by a
priest.
"This tradition is very old. Over 1000 years ago a monk wrote in the
Anglo-Saxon Ecclesiastical Institutes.
"In the week immediately before Lent everyone shall go to his
confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive
him."
2 Pancake Day has religious linksCredit: Getty - Contributor
Years later, the idea of Shrove Tuesday
evolved as a way for Christians to use up food before fasting for lent
.
Traditionally, many different types of food would be given up
including meat, fish, eggs and dairy-based foods.
Christians would ensure all foods were cooked and consumed so they
wouldn't be wasted during the 40 day period of fasting.
But within the process of shriving, flour was added in to the mix -
and pancakes were born.
HERE'S NINE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PANCAKE DAY
The most flips anyone has ever done with a single pancake is 349 in
two minutes
In France, people make a wish before flipping their pancakes, and do
so while holding a coin in the other hand
On average, Brits eat two pancakes each on Shrove Tuesday... but we
all know someone who eats at least THREE times more
The Guinness World Record for the most pancakes served in eight hours
is 34,818
The highest pancake toss was 329cm high
On Pancake Day in Lithuania they consume pancakes and donuts
In Finland they eat green pea soup and pastry. In Iceland they eat
salted meat and peas
Pancake Day races are common across Britain in towns and villages. The
race is followed by a church service
Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day is a moveable feast it can fall
anywhere between February 3 to March 9
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HOW IS SHROVE TUESDAY'S DATE DECIDED AND WHY DO WE EAT PANCAKES?
Shrove Tuesday falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is always
47 days before Easter Sunday.
In 2020, this date falls on Tuesday, February 25.
The date varies each year, but Shrove Tuesday always takes place
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That's why in the US, Shrove Tuesday is known as Mardi Gras - which
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