Pancake Day 2025: Why do we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
This year, 4 March is Shrove Tuesday - otherwise known as Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday is a Christian festival marked all over the world but in the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia it's often celebrated by eating pancakes. Read on to find out more about Shrove Tuesday and why pancakes have become such a big part of it.
Is Pancake Day 2025 today? History of Shrove Tuesday and why its celebrated
It depends on the date of Easter, and therefore the date of Pancake Day, moves around with the Lunar Calendar. Easter is always on the first Sunday after the Full Moon that happens after the spring equinox. Shrove Tuesday takes place 47 days before this.
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