Pancake Day and Pancakes Race.

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake day is the day in February or March that preceding the first day of Lent; Pancakes are associated with the Ash Wednesday because they were a way to consume all the rich foods like eggs, flour, and milk before the 40 days of Lent, the famous fasting season.

Shrove Tuesday , in the past, started at 11:00am with the ringing of a church bell, and the tradition said that the Pancake Race has originated in 1445 when a woman was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bells, so she raced out of the house while still carrying her frying pan and pancake, tossing it to prevent it from burning. So today ,especially in England, participant with frying pans race through the streets tossing pancakes into the air and catching them in the pan while running.