The sun came out in Wiltshire this week and the county has welcomed rare wildlife and also pancakes and spring re-openings.

Watching fastanchts get made from start to finish at Emingee's, I was fairly certain the potato doughnuts wouldn't disappoint ...

In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone.

A historic football game played since the 1100s has returned to the north of England this Shrove Tuesday. The Royal ...

Single-shaming customs were especially prevalent in Munster with the 'Skellig Lists' mocking, teasing and insulting unmarried ...

The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became ...

Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people from all denominations of Christianity practice self-sacrifice ...

Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, around the world, Shrove Tuesday, or "Pancake Day," derives from the English word ...

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

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With Easter on the horizon, Shrove Tuesday marks the last day of indulgence before Lent begins. For many, it's better known as Pancake Day – a time to whip up batter, flip frying pans and add sweet ...

Care home residents and staff have been flipping pancakes and sharing stories for Shrove Tuesday. Woodland View care home in ...