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In
Northern Countries, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated to record the last day of Winter.
Shrove Tuesday celebrations were first recorded in Prussia in the 15th
century and are followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Shrove
Tuesday is also known as Mardi Gras (literally "fat Tuesday"
in French), Carnival (from the Latin for "farewell to the flesh"), and Fasnacht (the Germanic "night of the fast") — and is celebrated across the
world with riotous merrymaking and feasting.
In Brazil, there is a famous Carnival in the streets of Rio
de Janeiro, and New Orleans throws its
most famous party of the year - the Mardi Gras Festival. The English celebrate with
Pancake
Tuesday. Eggs and fat were once forbidden during the 40-day
Lenten fast, so on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, Irish bakers would
make pancakes to use up their stores of those ingredients. Families gather for sweet and savoury pancake suppers, and
housewives still compete in the peculiar tradition of donning their aprons
and racing each other holding pancake-filled skillets. Strict rules require
that each contestant successfully toss and flip her pancakes into the air at
least three times before crossing the finish line. Au Revoir!!
Year 2 classes, Year 2D and 2C made pancakes
for Pancake Tuesday, which were sold at morning tea. The whole school
enjoyed the yummy pancakes they made.
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