ASSEMBLY THEME

Monday 8th February

Shrove Tuesday

The ingredients for pancakes can be seen to symbolise four points of significance at this time of year: Eggs ~ Creation

Flour ~ The staff of life

Salt ~ Wholesomeness

Milk ~ Purity

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before

the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent - the 40 days leading up to

Easter - was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday.

Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday,

so the date varies from year to year and falls between

February 3 and March 9. In 2016 Shrove Tuesday will fall

on the 9th February.

A pancake is a thin, flat cake, made of batter and fried in a frying pan.

A traditional English pancake is very thin and is served immediately.

Golden syrup or lemon juice and caster sugar are the usual toppings

for pancakes.

Will you be having pancakes on Pancake Day?

What do you like to have with your pancakes?

What special day follows Pancake Day?

What do you know about this day?