Traditionally during Lent, Christians would give up rich, tasty foods such as butter, eggs, sugar and fat - Shrove Tuesday was the last chance to eat them – and what better way to do so than with a delicious pancake!
Here we look back at some photos from our archive of people marking that day.
9. RETRO
Grainne McBride (aged 8) from Ballycastle tries her hand at tossing pancakes as she gets ready for Shrove Tuesday in 2010. Photo: NI WORLD
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