Shrove Tuesday is on 13 February this year and people across the country will be celebrating the event by eating delicious pancakes.
Whether it’s sweet or savoury, with a hint of lemon zest or even spread with Nutella, you may be wondering why we choose to eat pancakes on this day.

Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter (the date of which is based on the Lunar Calendar) so the date moves yearly but is always between 3 February and 9 March.
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