Racing with Pancakes: National Cathedral Celebrates Shrove Tuesday
The nation's spiritual home celebrated Shrove Tuesday with its annual pancake races.
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 12, was a beautiful day for...flipping pancakes in the fresh air. And why not? After all—it was Shrove Tuesday. The Washington National Cathedral's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Races—which have taken place on the last Tuesday before Lent in front of the west entrance of the cathedral for more than a decade—showcased the pancake-flipping skills of many of the cathedral's staff members, as well as of some of the students at the cathedral's St. Albans School, National Cathedral School and Beauvior elementary school. Contestants in the pancake races (there were several heats' worth of races) were given a skillet and an official (frozen) pancake. At the word "go," they raced the approximately 25-yard course, flipping pancakes …
Laura L Thornton
9:37 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I've never tried running and flipping pancakes at the same time, but I have to say, it looked a little tricky. I'd definitely need to practice...and wear my sneakers! more ›