It's Shrove Tuesday tomorrow

@JudyEv (349609)
Rockingham, Australia
March 2, 2025 9:34pm CST
Tomorrow will be Shrove Tuesday here, although it will take some myLotters another day to get there. Another popular name for it is Pancake Tuesday and it’s the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent in the Christian calendar. As Lent is traditionally a season of fasting, among other things, any food in the house was used up as much as possible before Ash Wednesday hence another common name for Shrove Tuesday was ‘Fat Tuesday’. So we’ll be having pancakes tonight. This photo was taken a couple of years ago. Vince is an expert at tossing pancakes and hasn’t dropped one yet.
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@Deepizzaguy (108101)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Mar
It will be Monday tomorrow in Lake Charles which is one day before Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday which is the start of Lent.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
I just checked up and we are 14 hours ahead of you. That seems a long time to me.
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@Deepizzaguy (108101)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Mar
@JudyEv 14 hours ahead of me is a long time indeed.
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3 Mar
This is something I am very much looking forward to
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
Will you have pancakes too? Do you like them?
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@allknowing (143126)
• India
3 Mar
We used to follow that trend and make pancakes but these days I do not Then there is Ash Wednesday on March 5. Not a religious person though, Why toss the pancake?
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@allknowing (143126)
• India
3 Mar
@JudyEv Bit much I say
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
Because he can maybe??
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
@allknowing You have to cook both sides so why not?
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@FourWalls (72930)
• United States
3 Mar
Way to go. Vince! They have big Mardi Gras parties in New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama to celebrate. I think they throw beads and not pancakes.
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@FourWalls (72930)
• United States
3 Mar
@JudyEv True!!!
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
Beads are all very well but you can't eat them! lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
3 Mar
That’s a really cool pic.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
3 Mar
@JudyEv It would be fun to watch him.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
@Tampa_girl7 It's funny to watch the faces of children when they watch him. I'm sure they think he is going to drop them on the floor.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
I have about six similar with the pancakes higher or lower.
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@sallypup (63413)
• Centralia, Washington
3 Mar
I made pancakes last week but hubby is always ready for more. I love the photo.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
I could eat pancakes any time. Four friends will come back here after the movies on Tuesday so we'll have more pancakes then. Glad you like the photo. It only took me about six tries!
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@kareng (71456)
• United States
3 Mar
And Fat Tuesday is when Mardi Gras is celebrated here as the last party before Lent starts. Enjoy your pancakes!!
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@kareng (71456)
• United States
3 Mar
@JudyEv I would think so! Who would want to carry on bad traditions?
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
Some traditions last for eons. Maybe it's the good ones that last.
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@BarBaraPrz (49104)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Mar
If I went to the Centre tomorrow, I'd be having pancakes for lunch. But I went there today, so i won't. I went today because it's sunny, tomorrow and the rest of the week it's supposed to rain.
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@BarBaraPrz (49104)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Mar
@JudyEv Too crispy?
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar
@BarBaraPrz I think the pan probably isn't quite hot enough for that first one.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
I just had a small sample. It's funny how the very first pancake is often a bit of a failure so we have to eat that one straight away! lol
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@pahak627 (5051)
• Philippines
3 Mar
It's Tuesday today and it's Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday will be tomorrow. We are ahead of you guys.
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@pahak627 (5051)
• Philippines
4 Mar
@JudyEv Sorry, I thought you were in the US. Well, you are ahead of us by 4 or 5 hours.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar
@pahak627 Ahh, that's sounds better.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
Is that so? I thought perhaps you were the same as us.
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@Juliaacv (52760)
• Canada
3 Mar
I remember my Dad used to refer to it as Fat Tuesday when he would talk to my Gramma. I was just a young child, and although I remember it, I never ever knew what made 'that' particular Tuesday fat, and why he would discuss what she would be doing for that supper meal. I did understand from a very young age what Lent was and our Lenten practice and choosing something to give up. Vince is a really good pancake flipper, but you are a great in-motion photographer to catch this shot.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
I took about six shots and mostly got the pancake in the air!
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@noni1959 (10310)
• United States
3 Mar
Good job, Vince! My son is the same way. I tried once and didn't go well. It's ending Sunday here now, about 10:45pm. It still amazes me how different parts of the world are on different times and days.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
Our son is in Ireland. I often tease him and ask if he'd like to know what the weather is going to be like. lol And of course, our seasons are opposite too which is also a bit mind-blowing.
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@Ronrybs (20233)
• London, England
3 Mar
I only eat pancakes with maple syrup, I am stuck with my childhood favourites.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
For some reason, we never had maple syrup. Mostly it was lemon juice and sugar.
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@Ronrybs (20233)
• London, England
4 Mar
@JudyEv That's what we did when I was a youngster
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@Kandae11 (56052)
3 Mar
I plan to do another 40 days of no added sugar starting on Ash Wednesday. I did 30 days immediately after the Christmas holidays.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar
@Kandae11 That's a good idea.
@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
Good for you. I admire anyone who gives things up for Lent.
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@Kandae11 (56052)
4 Mar
@JudyEv Not doing it specifically for Lent. It is something l do numerous times during the year. I find it hard to give up added sugar forever - so l kind of space out my stoppage times.
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@Beestring (15114)
• Hong Kong
3 Mar
Wow, Vince is so skillful making pancakes.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar
Yes, he makes great pancakes. He comes up with some good fillings for them too.
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@rakski (135086)
• Philippines
3 Mar
That's nice.
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@rakski (135086)
• Philippines
5 Mar
@JudyEv oh yes, of course!
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
Do you ever have pancakes?
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@RasmaSandra (83514)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Mar
I never really embraced all the Lent stuff but of course I got it double English and Latvian. This year to me seems such a late Easter coming in on April 20.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
I know Vince often says about whether Easter is late or early. It's often around his birthday which is the 11th.
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• United States
3 Mar
Vince is quite the pancake flipper!! It's hard to believe that Ash Wednesday is already this week. It kind of snuck up on me.
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• United States
5 Mar
@JudyEv that's quite a skill to be able to flip pancakes. Not something I've ever been able to do.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
Kids are very impressed with his tossing abilities. lol
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@andriaperry (118595)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Mar
Love pancakes. I know fat Tuesday
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
What do you put on yours?
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@andriaperry (118595)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Mar
@JudyEv butter and maple syrup. Sometimes pecans.
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@nela13 (58825)
• Portugal
3 Mar
I am terrible tossing pancakes.
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
Maybe you just need more practice!!
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@nela13 (58825)
• Portugal
15 Mar
@JudyEv Yes, thta could be a solution
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@grenery8 (15274)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3 Mar
forgot about lent this year, ah. i love pancakes too. enjoy them often
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@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar
It's only just starting. We have pancakes at other times too.
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@grenery8 (15274)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
@JudyEv i know. it had to come eventually, right? an easter is on april 20, so far away, i feel. yes for pancakes
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