Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day/Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
The feast before the fast. Signifying the start of Lent. The day before Ash Wednesday.
Also known as: Pancake day, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras. Today people enjoy pancakes for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner as part of Shrove Tuesday. In some areas the day is now only known as Pancake Day.
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Popular toppings for pancakes:
- cinnamon and lemon, berries, strawberries and cream, icecream, maple syrup, apple, banana, blueberries, jams, icing sugar
Some enjoy crepes instead. Places like Pancake Parlour hold pancake flipping competition in major capital cities around Australia on Shrove Tuesday. Will be held on February 21 2012, February 12 2013, March 4, 2014.
