Shrove Tuesday and Lent

What is Lent? Lent is the forty days before Easter. It begins the day after Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) The last week of Lent begins with Palm Sunday which celebrates the day Jesus entered Jerusalem and the people laid down palms at his feet

Why do you think Lent lasts for 40 days? The 40 days remind Christians of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert What do some Christians do during Lent? During Lent Christians used to fast (give up food) but nowadays they try to give up certain things like – Chocolate –Cake

Lent is the time where Christians prepare for Easter by thinking about things that they have done that are wrong If you gave up something for Lent, what would it be?

What is Shrove Tuesday Shrove Tuesday is the last Tuesday before Lent begins. In the past there were lots of foods that Christians would not eat during Lent. These included meat, fish, eggs, fats and milky foods So that no food was wasted, families would have a feast on Shrove Tuesday to use up all the foods that wouldn’t keep until the end of the 40 days of Lent Pancakes were a good way of using up fat, milk and eggs just by adding flour