Pancake Day in London

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, falls between 2 February and 9 March, depending on the date for Easter. In 2014, Pancake Day falls on Tuesday 4 March.

Pancake Day is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – is traditionally a time of fasting.

Pancake Day became a great way to use the foods that were given up for Lent – milk, butter, and eggs. Pancakes have featured in recipe books as far back as 1439!