Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers are, for Anglicans, the last vestige of the old Pre-Lenten carnival—the veritable orgy of eating, drinking and merry-making that traditionally preceded the forty day fast.
Christians in many parts of Europe still observe the Pre-Lenten Carnival; none more so than the Germans who start the carnival season (called Fasching) well before . . . → Read More: Sliming for Lent? Why not take up something?