Traditional sacrifices include chocolate, caffeine, a diet consisting of Too Good To Go meals, or simply the joy of living.

Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, around the world, Shrove Tuesday, or "Pancake Day," derives from the English word ...

One of the notable fish fries in Detroit, the parish will have only one fish fry dinner this Lenten season. A buffet-style dinner with fried cod, grilled shrimp, pierogi, baked potato, mac and cheese, ...

The Inter-Livery Pancake Race in London's Guildhall Yard is a lively annual event commemorating Shrove Tuesday. Participants in quirky costumes race around the square while flipping pancakes. The race ...

LONDON — Racers dressed as a skyscraper ... such pancake races across the U.K. to mark the day before the start of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter that Christians mark with prayers ...

Gossip, wine, sweets and social media are some of the common things people will often give up for Lent. The owner of Shift Communication, Jennifer Eisenreich, was here to explain how to drop some bad ...

When does Lent finish, and why do Christians give things up for it? - The season comes straight after Shrove Tuesday, which ...

EWTN Father Marcus Holden of the Diocese of Southwark, England, and art historian Teresa Lane visit the National Gallery in London to study 12 paintings of Our Lord. TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Based on ...

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Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around ...

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This trend was seen across London Fashion Week’s schedule this ... As explained in the press release, this lent the illusion of dust sheets in a packed-up manor house. The show also marked ...