Pancake Day When 2024. That's because it's not just any old tuesday, it's shrove tuesday — but it's also known as 'pancake day' or the french translation for 'fat tuesday' — which is mardi gras. This is known as shrove tuesday and it always falls just before ash wednesday, the day that.
That’s because it’s not just any old tuesday, it’s shrove tuesday — but it’s also known as ‘pancake day’ or the french translation for ‘fat tuesday’ — which is mardi gras. Pancake day, or shrove tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of lent on ash wednesday.