The delicious aroma of freshly cooked pancakes wafted along the corridors of St Colman's today as many classes celebrated Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday as it is more commonly known.
For Christians, Shrove Tuesday marks the last day before Lent begins. A day when we feast on rich foods, like tasty pancakes, clearing our cupboards of goods such as butter, sugar, eggs and flour. 
In France and the United States, the day is known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. The French like to make a wish before flipping their pancakes. They do this while holding a coin in the other hand.
Many classes had pancake parties, while Mrs Lyons' Fourth Class had a pancake decorating contest and the boys and girls in Ms Kelly's Junior Infant Class had plenty of giggles as they tried to flip their pancakes! A wide variety of fillings were enjoyed - sugar and lemon, jam, butter, maple syrup, fresh fruit and of course the very popular chocolate spread. What filling will you have tonight?
