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Pancake day: Why do we eat them on Shrove Tuesday?

Pancake day Why do we eat them on Shrove Tuesday
Have you ever found yourself wondering about the tradition behind Shrove Tuesday?

So why do we eat pancakes on pancake day?

They are of course a delicious sweet treat - but why do we enjoy them on this day in particular each year?

We went along to a pancake shop in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, to ask... in between tasty mouthfuls.

Video by Greg Davies, Tink Llewellyn and Finbar Cahill, BBC News

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