Pancake Day 24th Feb

Oooh are crepes and pancakes the same thing?
If they are, then I've had them with Nutella when I was in France. 😉
 
I don't think you have to stay away from all those things for Lent. The way I've always understood it (and I'm not catholic, so maybe I'm wrong) is that you're supposed to just give up something you enjoy for Lent.
 
Revolver is right. 🙂 We did about this once in an assembly in primary school.
The reason you make pancakes is something to do with people used to use all their flour and stuff...Whatever pancakes are made of 😉 to give up for lent. These days you gave up something for, I think two months (?), like chocolate or alcohol or somtehing like that. 🙂
 
Well, I guess it depends on how hardcore Christian you are and how serious you take this whole thing. I don't do it at all, I'm not Christian.
 
Last year I was doing a year abroad in France and we all went out to a creperie on pancake day - that's one thing I miss about living there - the creperies XD

Anyway, in the creperies in France, they have these savoury pancakes called Galettes, which are really yummy, and they serve cider with the pancakes.

Gah, we need creperies over here!
 
No pancakes here. 🙁

But then again, we got costumes, booze and sweets from Thursday till Tuesday. :lmao:
 
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Haha, ich bin grad dabei all mein karneval candy das so vor unsrem haus gelandet ist (da wo die parade langlief ^^) aufzuessen
Lent is actually just a time of general fasting and abstinance. Traditionally, people made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to get rid of luxuries like sugar, butter and eggs before it starts. (Yes, luxuries.) Nowadays though, people generally are just encouraged to give up a personal vice and pray more often.

Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, is supposed to be a proper fasting day. One meal, no meat. That's also where the fish on a friday thing came from - Friday was a day of abstinance, so people weren't supposed to eat meat. This is all year round though, not just during lent. Oh, and it's called Ash Wednesday because the Priests burn the palms that were blessed in holy water on Palm Sunday and smear everyone's heads with the ashes. It's not in any way pagan.

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St Patrick's Day is often considered a day off. I'm thinking that's not exactly traditional canon law, however.

Anyway, I just finished my pancakes. 🙂
 
Ok this is the first year i've had to make my own pancakes LOL

this is what i made 🙂

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tada!

Now i feel sick :'( it was so under cooked, but a lot of sugar and lime made it taste just fine!under the layer of god knows what...
 
I had no idea that it was pancakes that was the common thing to eat today.

In Sweden we eat this thing called "Semla" today. Not sure what it's called in English.
The reason to eat it is probably the same though, can't be a coincidence that it is on the exact same day.

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sk73 said:
I had no idea that it was pancakes that was the common thing to eat today.

In Sweden we eat this thing called "Semla" today. Not sure what it's called in English.
The reason to eat it is probably the same though, can't be a coincidence that it is on the exact same day.

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Dunno what you'd call that in English, but in Germany that's called Windbeutel (wind bag)... it's not specifically eaten on any special day, though.
 
I went to IHOP for free pancakes today. 😉 It was awesome. I love pancakes.

And Lindsey has a good definition of Lent. 😀

And crepes are awesome, and I'm American and I like jam and nutella and stuff like that on my pancakes. I hate fake syrup though, and I'm feeling a little... blegh... after that stuff. I prefer pure maple. 😉 (comes from going up in Maine)
 
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Oh yeah, I knew you knew. I was just clarifying because I read my post and it wasn't clear even to ME! Ha! Just didn't want anyone to think I was speaking for Catholics in the US, or Texas, or whatever....that I was speaking of MY experience.
Lindsey's explanation is right on....except that we only do the fish on Fridays thing for Lent, not year around. I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore, but that's how I remember it. I still give up something during Lent, and I try to go to church on Easter and Christmas, but that's about it for me.
 
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Some Catholics do fish on Fri all year round. Eastern Orthodox do no meat (at least) on Wed and Fri, and no meat and dairy during Lent.
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