Mothering Sunday

Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday as it is more traditionally known, is an annual celebration where families up and down the UK pay tribute to the role mums play in their lives, giving thanks for everything they do. Similar celebrations also take place around the world but not necessarily on the same day. In Britain the date of Mother’s Day itself is not fixed but it always falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which this year was on March 10. The date varies as it depends on when Easter is, but if you’re keen to plan ahead then get March 30 next year in your diary as that is when Mother’s Day 2014 takes place.

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Jamie Oliver believes that nothing says ‘love you mum’ more than cooking her something delicious. So to really spoil her, he suggests his followers to have a look at the following tasty options in his website. As in Portugal we celebrate Mother's Day on the first sunday of May, we have plenty of  time ahead to practise these scrumptious dishes and pay tribute to our mothers with a lovely home-made meal, full of love, and with a British flavour. 

Butternut squash muffins with a frosty top
Photo credits: David Loftus

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Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day

Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) takes place 47 days before Easter Sunday. Because the date of Easter Sunday is dictated by the cycles of the moon, Pancake Day can occur anytime between February 3 and March 9. In 2013 it takes place on February 12. 

Shrove Tuesday marks the last day before Lent, traditionally a period of abstinence, associated with clearing your cupboards of goods such as sugar, fats and eggs. It's commonly known as Pancake Day because it represents a good opportunity to use such ingredients ahead of the fasting period. Pancake races and batter-based feasts come to London every Shrove Tuesday. Source: TimeOutLondon

These pictures were taken on February 21, 2012, and portray the Annual Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race in London. Now in its 15th year, the annual Pancake Race, which races money for the charity Rehab, sees teams of Lords, MPs and political correspondents racing in a circuit whilst tossing pancakes in a frying pan on Shrove Tuesday.

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In the pictures below you can see probationary (trainee) choristers from Salisbury Cathedral flip pancakes outside the cathedral doors after a lesson on the meaning of Shrove Tuesday and the approaching liturgical season of Lent.

                                                                                            Photos by Matt Cardy

Jamie Oliver, the famous British cook, is preparing a competition for February 12th - The Pancake Day Competition. All you have to do is watch the video below and follow the instructions.

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