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About the Shrovetide Pancake Race in Buckinghamshire
Women , Christian
United Kingdom & Ireland , United States
Ends: Mar 04, 2025
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Talk about tradition! The Shrovetide Pancake Race began in 1445 AD!
This race is only open to women sixteen years of age, who dress in traditional housewife attire (dress, apron, and scarf), toss a pancake in a pan, running from the market to the church. The winner is rewarded with a kiss. Always on Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of Lent, in Olney, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Across the pond, The Shrovetide Pancake Race occurs in Liberal, Kansas. The two towns compete annually for the fastest time, and the Liberal event began in 1950.
Why pancakes? Up through the Middle Ages, it was prohibited for Christians to eat meats, fats, eggs, milk, and fish during the season of Lent. Families purged the larder so nothing would spoil. In some countries, this day is called Pancake Day, and Christians eat pancakes to mark the day. Shrove is the past tense of the verb "shrive," which means "to present oneself for confession, penance, and absolution." Due to these customs, Shrove Tuesday also became known as Fat Tuesday.
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