Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday is a special day celebrated all over the world. In some countries, like France and The USA, it's called 'Mardi Gras' or 'Fat Tuesday'. In other countries like Italy and Brazil, Shrove Tuesday, is at the end of Carnival. During this day, people eat pancake. Pancake Day is always on a Tuesday in February or March. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During Lent, people didn’t eat rich foods like butter and eggs, so they made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.Another tradition on Pancake Day in the UK is pancake racing. People run in a race with a pancake in a pan. As they run, they have to toss the pancake several times. In some pancake races people dress up in fancy dress costumes. The most famous pancake race takes place in a town called Olney, in England. People say that Olney has been celebrating pancake races since 1445.
mercoledì 15 febbraio 2017
Pancake day
Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday is a special day celebrated all over the world. In some countries, like France and The USA, it's called 'Mardi Gras' or 'Fat Tuesday'. In other countries like Italy and Brazil, Shrove Tuesday, is at the end of Carnival. During this day, people eat pancake. Pancake Day is always on a Tuesday in February or March. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During Lent, people didn’t eat rich foods like butter and eggs, so they made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.Another tradition on Pancake Day in the UK is pancake racing. People run in a race with a pancake in a pan. As they run, they have to toss the pancake several times. In some pancake races people dress up in fancy dress costumes. The most famous pancake race takes place in a town called Olney, in England. People say that Olney has been celebrating pancake races since 1445.
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