Ah yes pancakes are good...didnt have any but all sound very tasty above.
Big Dave I dont think it commemorates any saint as far as I know, but it is regarded as a last opportunity for feasting before the arrival of Lent tomorrow. You were allowed a bit of a 'pig out' before the austere weeks of Lent during which you had to sacrifice your favourite foods and so on. Im trying to remember now from my distant past, but I think Lent lasts 6 weeks . It starts tomorrow so today we feast.
During Lent this time around several Bishops have suggested we give up Ipods and Mobile Phones for the whole period. There you are..so spoketh the Bishop.
As if that was likely to happen...and certainly not amongst teenage girls
