Wiltshire in pictures: Sunshine and Shrove Tuesday
The sun came out in Wiltshire this week and the county has welcomed rare wildlife and also pancakes and spring re-openings.
They Drink, Then They Fight Over a Ball: An English Town’s Tradition
In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone.
Hurling oranges, swimming in sea-foam and more of the week’s best photos
See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Christ Church celebrates Shrove Tuesday with pancake celebration
Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe's fiancée, Kimberly Burch, has died after a tragic fall from a cruise ship. For $2 a go, ...
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Entire English town plays 'lawless' soccer match to celebrate Shrove Tuesday
The up'ards face the down'ards in this annual traditional soccer match which takes place every Shrove Tuesday and Ash ...
Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day in London
Celebrated as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, around the world, Shrove Tuesday, or "Pancake Day," derives from the English word ...
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Pancake Day: What is Shrove Tuesday and why do we celebrate with pancakes?
Pancake Day will be held on Tuesday March 4 2025, a day when people across the UK will celebrate by enjoying stacks of delicious pancakes. But the day is originally named Shrove Tuesday ...