Similar to Christmas, Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday has Christian origins. Religiously speaking, Shrove Tuesday is a day of ...

Shrove Tuesday, also commonly referred to as Pancake Day, is a celebration that’s observed the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the Christian observance of Lent, a 40-day ...

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Pancake Day, aka Shrove Tuesday, marks the last day before Lent, the period of fasting before Easter observed predominantly by Christians. Traditionally, Lent is a period of abstinence ...

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Shrovetide is a holiday celebrated during the week before the beginning of Lent. This holiday is also called Pancake Tuesday, so pancakes are prepared for it. In addition to them, buns are also a ...

Always held after Shrove Tuesday, Lent marks a time for Christians to prepare for Easter through penance, prayer, and repentance of their sins. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, that’s also ...

The National Weather Service’s official snow total for for the city of Pensacola in Tuesday's unprecedented winter storm is 8.9 inches, registered at at Pensacola International Airport.

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