Grab your best omelette pan its nearly here one of Britains favourite food days of the year, Pancake day.

This year it falls on Tuesday, February 21st which is also, Shrove Tuesday!
What’s shrove all about?
Like many other traditions, the origins of pancakes go back to Pagan times, before other faiths adopted the practice.
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday which is the first day of lent, during lent people choose to give up something they enjoyed as a sign of sacrifice, a test of their self-discipline.

For Christians this represents Christ's sacrifice when he went into the desert to pray and fast for the 40 days before dying on the cross.

But why is it called Shrove Tuesday?
The word ‘Shrove’ is taken from the word ‘shrive’ which means to free yourself from sin.
In the past, 'Shriving' was confessing your sins, then receiving absolution for them.

Being absolved of sins would free the person from the guilt and pain that their sins had been causing them.

Why does the date change?
Pancake day is always 47 days before Easter Sunday, meaning Shrove Tuesday is between February 3 and March 9.
Easter changes every year in accordance to the first moon after the vernal equinox.
We’ve been enjoying pancakes on Shrove Tuesday for over 1,000 years!
it originally started as a way of using up all the leftover luxurious rich foods before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday.

Fun pancake facts
On Pancake Day we eat  an average two pancakes each , (that’s about 117 million pancakes! needing nearly 13 million kg of plain flour, and 52 million eggs).
Guiness World pancake Records
The biggest pancake ever made measured a huge 15 metres long and weighed 3 tonnes - Made in Rochdale in 1994,
The most flips anyone has ever done with a pancake is 349 flips in two minutes.
The highest pancake toss reached 329cm high.
The most pancakes served in eight hours is 34,818
William Shakespeare was a pancake lover! It's even in one of his plays. (as you like it)
Pancake races are common across Britain the race is often followed by a church service
In France, people often to make a wish before flipping their pancakes, while holding a coin in the other hand.
In The USA and French speaking countries Pancake day is called Mardi Gras which means 'Fat' or 'Grease Tuesday'.
Now why don’t you try this easy fool proof recipe