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May 20, 2009 | Art Daily

A Festival of Books: Christie's Offers a Collection of Illustrated Fete Books

The top lot is an illuminated manuscript of the city's historic Shrove Tuesday carnival, with 64 full page color illustrations of costumes and floats .

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New York Metro, Wedding, Bohemia, NY

Mon May 04, 2009

Cherokee County News

Free Buttermilk Pancakes at IHOP to Stack Up $1 Million for Charity

IHOP Restaurants nationwide will offer guests a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Childrena TMs Miracle Network on National Pancake Day.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Wed Apr 29, 2009

Ashbourne News Telegraph

Park properly and you avoid the fine

SHROVETIDE parking fines that left the town enraged could have been avoided if vehicles had been parked on car parks instead of roadsides - says council parking bosses.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, United Kingdom, Derbyshire County, England,

Tue Mar 31, 2009

Secret Tenerife

Tenerife Carnaval Dates 2008 - 2050

You might think it's a bit early to be preparing even for next year's Carnaval, but we really do have a l list of Tenerife Carnaval dates right through to the middle of the century for you - to the year 2050 .

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Sun Mar 29, 2009

This Is Staffordshire

Going flat out for glory in village pancake race

I T MAY have been a far cry from scooping Olympic gold in the 100 metres sprint, but for women in a Staffordshire village there was only one race worth winning.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Fri Mar 27, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Cakespy: Via CakeSpy.com: Totally Swede: A Loving Look at a Sweet Bun Called Semla

Editor's note: This is a P-I Reader Blog. P-I Reader Blogs are not written or edited by the P-I. They are written by readers, for readers.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Life, Holidays, Seattle, WA

Mon Mar 16, 2009

Secret Tenerife

Tenerife Carnaval: Pinata Weekend

Shrove Tuesday might have been the "end" of carnival in the strictly religious sense, but Tenerife Carnaval isn't over yet ... by a long way as the party is still going strong this weekend in both Santa Cruz ...

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Sat Mar 14, 2009

Journal-Advocate.com Sterling, CO

Seeing the unseen

I know we already have very competent religion columnists at the Journal-Advocate, but I recently had an experience I thought was worth relating because it's particularly apropos to this Lenten season.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Anglican

Thu Mar 12, 2009

Iceland Review

Support for Iceland's Political Parties Unclear

Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic saltkjA t og baunir , salted meat and bean stew, is prepared.

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Tue Mar 10, 2009

Western Morning News

Youngsters have great fun showing off 'flipping' skills on Pancake Day

YOUNGSTERS from three Newquay primary schools had a flipping marvellous time this week, as they celebrated Pancake Day in their own unique ways.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly County, England, Life, Holidays

Sun Mar 08, 2009

Iceland Review

NEW! Bursting Day

Icelanders are a hard-working people, Svein Harald Oeygard said in his first press conference as Iceland's new Central Bank governor, which is one of the reasons why he accepted the offer to lead the bank and ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Food, Vegetables

Fri Mar 06, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Simplify for Lent: Traditional dishes seek to nourish body and soul

Carol Motsinger * CMotsinger@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published March 4, 2009 12:15 am ASHEVILLE During the Christian holy season of Lent, food nourishes more than the body.

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Related Topix: Dining, Life, Holidays, Easter, Hendersonville, NC, Ash Wednesday, Religion, Orthodox Church

Thu Mar 05, 2009

Crowsnest Pass Promoter

Shrove Tuesday held at Coleman Seniors Centre

Breakfast was available for dinner Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Coleman Seniors Centre, and perhaps your mother would have approved.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Breakfast, Food, Ash Wednesday

Wed Mar 04, 2009

Port Clinton News Herald

Area Christians begin celebration of Lent

Christians across Ottawa County celebrated the beginning of the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday services.

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Related Topix: Ottawa County, OH, Ash Wednesday, Life, Holidays

Bridgwater Mercury

North Newton goes pancake crazy

NORTH Newton Primary School was awash with eggs, flour, milk and lemon juice as pupils had a go at making their own pancakes.

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Related Topix: North Newton, KS, Life, Holidays

Berrows Journal

On your marks... get set... FLIP! - video

PEOPLE have been flipping pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to raise money for charity.

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Tue Mar 03, 2009

Spalding Today

Feast of Shrove Tuesday fun

People or all ages in south Lincolnshire had a flippin' good time celebrating Shrove Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire County, England,

The Book of Shadow

Fat Shrove Pancake Mardi Gras Tuesday and How Not To Mortify Sins

A week ago, it was Mardi Gras , Fat Tuesday, Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday , the day before the 40-day season of Lent during which Christians in the Dark Ages would pray, do penance for their sins, give money to ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Religion, Hindu

Grantham Today

Pupils celebrate Shrove Tuesday

Tuesday, 4.30pm - TODAY is Shrove Tuesday and these youngsters at Dudley House School in Grantham celebrated by getting their frying pans out.

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Mon Mar 02, 2009

Barking Moonbat Early Warning System

Formula for perfect pancake unveiled by scientists.

After this it's back to blood and gore and politics and muslims. But right now, this is more fun.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Recipes

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