Shrovetide Is More Than Just Pancakes

When we are growing up, we are all very aware of Shrove Tuesday, popularly known as “Pancake Day”, but it is but one day amongst three that make up the Shrovetide Period. As is often the case, the roots lie in the religious calendar and Shrovetide is normally the week before lent.

Collop Monday often involves bacon

In the modern world, we hear people say that they are “giving something up for lent”, normally being something that represents a personal sacrifice.

As we grow older, we become aware that Ash Wednesday follows Shrove Tuesday, but you may have to be more of a historian to know that the Monday before Shrove Tuesday is also known as Collop Monday.

It has other names such as Rose Monday, Merry Monday and Hall Monday. The name “collop” which is the most popular comes from the term used for cuts of bacon which were often eaten before Lent started, with the fat from the bacon being used to fry the pancakes the next day.

The National Trust Highlight The Death Of A Hero

This new year of 2015 is the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill, and the National Trust is marking the event with a unique exhibition celebrating his life and achievements, concentrating on the last few weeks of his life, the funeral and his legacy.

The exhibition takes place at his former home, Chartwell in Kent and the Trust have provided many previously unseen exhibits, including the flag that flew in Washington the day that he died.
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