Pancake Day

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Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast before the start of Lent.

Shrove Tuesday is always days before Sunday. On this day people make pancakes. A pancake is a thin, flat cake. You eat them with golden syrup, lemon juice, sugar, chocolate or fruit.

In the UK, pancake races are an important part of the Shrove Tuesday celebrations.

The most famous race takes place at Olney in Buckinghamshire.

At the official race, only local housewives can participate, but there are also races for girls and .

All the contestants must wear an and a hat or scarf. Each contestant has a frying pan with a hot pancake.

Contestants must toss the pancake times during the race. The first person to arrive at the church is the winner.

Real Task

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