Shrove Tuesday is more commonly known as Pancake Day and has always been marked at Holy Trinity by a party.

The Pancake Party has been a marker in Holy Trinity’s calendar and whilst always with food has been accompanied in the past by Music, Ceilidhs and now the YF lead Quiz.

Shrove means confess and is a time when traditionally the cupboards were emptied in preparation of the fasting of Lent. Pancakes were a simple way to use up what was left and have them in turn become part of that tradition.

56% of people vote lemon as their top topping , this was one of many facts in the Quiz which included trying to guess the highest pancake toss (9m 47cm) or the most pancakes eaten in an hour (1092) at Holy Trinity the record being 19. Why not join them next year and see if you can beat it?

Many Pancakes at Holy Trinity Church, Dunfermline, with many toppings.

 

At St Andrew’s, St Andrews, a rectory full of small people for the pancake party.