The holiday is believed to date back to Pagan customs and traditions, but celebrations have been shared by many other ...

Ash Wednesday takes place March 5 this year. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative o ...

Celebrate Ash Wednesday with quotes and messages that encourage introspection, optimism, and spiritual rejuvenation.

Severn Trent are reminding customers to have a flipping good time this Shrove Tuesday, but to ‘be a binner, not a blocker’ by ...

By ALBERT STUMM This recipe from “Eat Better, Sleep Better” was developed by Marie-Pierre St-Onge, the director of Columbia ...

The ashes are now placed on each worshipper's forehead on Ash Wednesday in the form of a cross in the Roman Catholic Church.

Gerrity’s Supermarket is busy this Mardi Gras. Employees at all of its ten stores are making sure there are plenty of goodies ...

Mardi Gras, otherwise known as 'Fat Tuesday', encompasses the festive celebrations that take place along the Gulf Coast, but ...

Shrove Tuesday also known as Pancake Day is an historic and religious event in the UK, but what's the reason we celebrate it?

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. The 40 days leading ...

Shrovetide football is an ancient, rough and chaotic ball game played on Shrove Tuesday, involving two rival teams of local ...

It'll soon be the time that we're allowed to over-indulge in pancakes for an entire day - and this year Pancake Day will fall slightly later ...