Shrove Tuesday: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: Independent - Pancake Day: What is Shrove Tuesday and when is it celebrated? Oct 23, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC Newsround - Pancake Day: Why do we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Jul 16, 2026
Article revised and updated. Feb 16, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - The British Celebrate Pancake Day With Sweet Races. May 23, 2025
Add new Web site: National Trust for Scotland - Shrove Tuesday recipe � owl pancakes. Apr 12, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - It was Pancake Day on Tuesday. But why do we call it Shrove Tuesday? And when is Easter? Jan 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Art UK - What links Shrove Tuesday, pancakes and carnival? Apr 12, 2024
Added information about the Binche Shrove Tuesday Carnival and a description of king cakes. Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Independent - Pancake Day: What is Shrove Tuesday and when is it celebrated? Dec 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Shrove Tuesday. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: English Heritage - Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? May 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Historic UK - Pancake Day. Jan 13, 2023
Media added. Feb 09, 2018
Added information on some of the culinary traditions for Shrove Tuesday. Feb 09, 2018
Add new Web site: Darren Provine at Rowan University - Shrove Tuesday. Aug 31, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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