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Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and a Little History of PancakesWhy is there a tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? How did Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday get their peculiar names? And why is this time of year associated with early versions of football, cock fighting and the strange figure of Jack-a-Lent? Ash Wednesday, which this year falls on March 1st, is the first…Read the story →