Today, the chain is holding its annual Free Pancake Day.
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Why does IHOP's National Pancake Day fall on Mardi Gras?
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IHOP's annual National Pancake Day is back with a sweet deal.
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Every day should be pancake day, especially when Nutella is involved!
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This year, Ihop is celebrating Pancake Day full week after Fat Tuesday.
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It's National Pancake Day, and that means pancakes are free today at IHOP.
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IHOP's National Pancake Day is more about fundraising than it is about pancakes, however.
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Everyone's favorite feel-good holiday is almost here—Free Pancake Day at IHOP, of course.
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It's Tuesday, March 8, which means it's National Pancake Day — and that means free pancakes.
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Since its inception, National Pancake day has helped the organization raise around $24 million for charities.
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If you're wondering why Beckham referred to Fat Tuesday as "Pancake Day," it's a British tradition.
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Humans aren't content with tossing pancakes and eating them in a civilised fashion on Pancake Day.
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Chelsea Clinton celebrated the fake holiday National Pancake Day on Tuesday by creating some fake ass pancakes.
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Because, did you even really make pancakes for National Pancake Day if you didn't post them online?
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The special challenge is for Pancake Day, also known as Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday.
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Tiara Wilson and a few of her friends went to IHOP for international pancake day with their kids.
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As you will have no doubt noticed, today is Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day to its godless friends.
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So, if you're going to the Pancake DAY rave tonight, think about all that...and try not to puke!
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The holiday is also known as Shrove Tuesday (from an Old English word meaning to confess) or Pancake Day.
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In the UK, Pancake Day celebrations include eating traditional pancakes, as well as perhaps participating in a pancake race.
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In celebration of National Pancake Day yesterday, people all over took to their griddles, and then to social media.
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National Pancake Day is arguably one of the best days of the year — and it just got even better.
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EST: Vice President Pence gets back to Washington, D.C. NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF... Today is National Pancake Day!
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This was met with a bombardment of mock disgust and the commandment to download Chess Time or leave Pancake Day.
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IHOP is celebrating National Pancake Day by bringing back an annual deal that is sure to fill you up on pancakes.
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The free pancake deal for National Pancake Day 2018 will extend to IHOP locations in Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam and Mexico.
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National Pancake Day already passed for 2017 on March 7, but watch out for it to come around again next spring.
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"Every pancake we give away has a purpose on National Pancake Day," Darren Rebelez, president of IHOP, said in a statement.
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Princess Kate made it a Pancake Day to remember for families of sick kids at a London children's hospital on Tuesday.
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The International House of Pancakes uses National Pancake Day to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Shriners Hospital for Children and other nonprofits.
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On Pancake Day, people are sharing photos of pancake #FoodPorn, but they're also sharing photos that are guaranteed to brighten your day.
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To get you in the mood for Pancake Day, we've scoured social media for the most stomach-rumblingly outrageous pictures we can find.
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IHOP: Every year, the International House of Pancakes declares a "National Pancake Day," where customers can enjoy a short stack on the house.
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The International House of Pancakes uses National Pancake Day to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Shriners Hospital for Children and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Pancake Day It started when Pope St. Gregory prohibited Christians from eating all forms of meat and animal products during Lent around A.D. 600.
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As far as made-up holidays go, "World Password Day" doesn't quite have the same cachet as, say, Father's Day, or even National Pancake Day (March 8th).
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So, though we had to wait a full week to celebrate Ihop's Pancake Day, we'd gladly take a short stack for free any week of the year.
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National Pancake Day, for those who don't follow the news—the former First Daughter took to the social media platform to show off her home cooked breakfast-for-dinner.
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Although it competes with Shrove Tuesday, an annual pancake holiday that takes place before Ash Wednesday, IHOP's National Pancake Day is more about fundraising than it is about pancakes.
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The people who invented an all-white shoe to celebrate Black History Month must make waffles on National Pancake Day and wait until Arbor Day to cut down trees.
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The breakfast chain decided to change the name of the holiday this year to "IHOP Free Pancake Day: Flip it Forward for Kids" to further emphasis their commitment to children's health.
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In case you don't keep up with current events, today is Pancake Day, and what better way to celebrate than by watching David Beckham flip one over and over and over again?
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To celebrate Pancake Day — and make you feel better about your own pancake-crafting capabilities — we've rounded up some examples of people who probably shouldn't be trusted with a frying pan anytime soon... When pancakes go wrong!
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"We welcome the attention it's brought to breakfast all day, which we've been doing for 50 years," Darren Rebelez, IHOP's chief executive, said during an interview at the company's Harlem restaurant on National Pancake Day in March.
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There's nothing wrong with pancake day per se, because pancakes are quite nice and getting annoyed about the existence of pancake day makes you the kind of person who thinks that railing against Valentine's Day is an act of radicalism worthy of the class of '68, but there's something deeply, deeply saddening about a day created to celebrate the simple joys of pouring batter into a frying pan, and dropping the resulting tasteless nothingness on the kitchen floor before having a massive strop and vowing to never do it again, being taken for a ride by greedy club owners.
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Cheered on by crowds, teams of runners dressed as Batman, Darth Vader and yellow "Minions" movie characters raced up and down an east London street on the traditional Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday, which precedes Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent.
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"Every pancake served on IHOP National Pancake Day has a purpose, and every penny raised goes a long way in making a meaningful, and lasting, impact on so many kids and families in our communities," Darren Rebelez, president of IHOP Restaurants, said in a statement.
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If you hadn't noticed from the smell of burnt Teflon or sudden influx of squashed crepes on your Instagram feed, it's Pancake Day: the last day before Lent when we're all meant to give up Mars bars and think about Jesus getting lost in the desert.
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WATCH THIS: Wendy's Just Won the Best Twitter Feud of 2017 So Far If staying on track with a new diet is all you can think about right now, you'll have another shot at a pancake deal in March when National Pancake Day graces us with its presence.
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If you'd rather skip Cow Appreciation Day in favor of some other holiday invented by brands to sell you foodstuffs, you can mark your calendar with a few others: Try National Pancake Day, which was created by IHOP; or National Cookie Day, which was started by the Blue Chip Cookie Company in 1987.
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The 35-year-old mother of two toured the Ronald McDonald House near Evelina London Children's Hospital on Shrove Tuesday – "Fat Tuesday" in the U.S., but widely known as Pancake Day in the U.K. She toured the 59-bedroom house that provides comfort, support and a safe environment for families while their sick children are treated at the hospital.
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Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday in the U.K. — also known as "Fat Tuesday" in the U.S. And while Princess Kate chatted with families at the Ronald McDonald House in London as they made pancakes, she revealed 3-year-old Prince George was doing the same thing at his nursery school in Norfolk.
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Pancake Day in Centerville Iowa draws thousands of visitors annually for free pancakes. Since 1949 the city has conducted an annual Pancake Day festival. For the first five years, the celebration was held the first Thursday in October until 1954 when it was moved to the last Thursday in September. In 1965 the celebration was moved to the last Saturday in September.
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Half Man Half Biscuit's "If I Had Possession over Pancake Day" on their 2002 album Cammell Laird Social Club parodies Robert Johnson's version of the song.
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Jif and pancakes is a popular combination on Shrove Tuesday. In 2000, over 80,000 Jif lemons were being produced per day to meet consumer demand for Pancake Day, beginning five weeks prior to Pancake Day. This occurred despite fresh lemons having greater availability during this time compared to other time periods. The adverts were shown throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s decades on television screens in Ireland and United Kingdom.
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Liberal is famous for its annual Pancake Day race that is held in competition with the town of Olney, United Kingdom for the fastest time between both cities.
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In 1956, four Racine, Wisconsin, engineers developed and fabricated two, 5' diameter gas burning pancake machines for the annual Pancake Day sponsored by the Kiwanis Club there in Racine.
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In Britain and the Commonwealth, they are associated with Shrove Tuesday, commonly known as "Pancake Day", when, historically, perishable ingredients had to be used up before the fasting period of Lent.
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Some companies mass-produce pancake machines, and some have been homemade. The Happy Egg Company constructed a novelty pancake machine in 2013 in commemoration of Pancake Day in the United Kingdom.
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All major events at Moscrop Secondary School are organized by students taking the Senior Leadership course and the Student Council. These activities include dances and special activities such as Cornfest, Pancake Day, and Woodstock.
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Pancakes and syrup at a pancake feed event Pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday, which is known as "Pancake Day" in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, and "Pancake Tuesday" in Ireland and Scotland. (Shrove Tuesday is better known in the United States, France, and other countries as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday.) Historically, pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday so that the last of the fat or lard was used up before Lent. No meat products should be eaten during Lent. A pancake race in England Charity and school events are organized on Pancake Day: in a "pancake race" each participant carries a pancake in a frying pan.
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Pancake Day is a time for local businesses and organizations to cook up pancakes which they provide for free to their customers to show thanks for their continued patronage. The event that is held in the Courthouse Square Historic District features a morning kiddie parade, a larger afternoon parade with a unique double-loop parade route, a beauty queen contest and free entertainment. Pancake Day has been attended by many well-known celebrities including Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver; J. C. Penney; Philip W. Pillsbury; former Governor of New York, W. Averell Harriman; Muriel Humphrey; Rocky Marciano; and Centerville Native Simon Estes. Entertainers have included Thomas Ian Nicholas, Barbara Mandrell, and Minnie Pearl.
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Since 1950 the people of Liberal, Kansas, and Olney have held the "International Pancake Day" race between the two towns. The two towns' competitors race along an agreed-upon measured course. The times of the two towns' competitors are compared to determine a winner overall. After the 2009 race, Liberal was leading with 34 wins to Olney's 25.
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United Wireless is a cellular telecommunications company in the United States, based in Dodge City, Kansas. In December 2014, EpicTouch of Elkhart announced that it would sell its Kansas cellular operations to United Wireless. A franchise agreement between United Wireless and the city of Liberal, Kansas has been proposed. It is a sponsor of the 2015 Pancake Day Talent Show in Liberal, Kansas.
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It has organised voluntary pupil maintenance of public flower beds in Bourne since 2009. An orchard donated to the school is maintained by pupils with the aim of providing fruit to the school. Besides the Food for Life Partnership award and cookery club mentioned, the pupils cook pancakes for the Pancake Day celebrations. The school has a choir that also sings in Bourne Methodist Church.
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At Padthaway Primary School the Student Representative Council (SRC) organises many fundraising activities for students to participate in. Padthaway Primary School is a school with many activities for students such as the Come out, SAPSASA, Youth Environmental Forum, pancake day, Student Young Leaders Day and school camp. SAPSASA events include football, netball, cricket, tennis, cross country, athletics running events, swimming, diving, golf, hockey and skiing.
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In England, the season immediately before Lent was called Shrovetide. A time for confessing sins ("shriving"), it had fewer festivities than the Continental Carnivals. Today, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated as Pancake Day, but little else of the Lent-related Shrovetide survived the 16th-century English Reformation. The Shrovetide Carnival in the United Kingdom is celebrated in Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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Schraeder did not play high school football. He walked-on to the Butler Community College football team three days before camp started and ended up making the team. He hit a late growth spurt and grew a foot in one year. Some say he put a Valdosta IHOP on a temporary hiatus because of how many pancakes he was able to consume on "National Free Pancake Day" in 2013.
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Homemade versions of pancake machines have been constructed. An example of a homemade pancake machine is one constructed in 1977 by Ken Whitsett of the Ocala Kiwanis Club in Ocala, Florida, which was used for the organization's annual pancake day. The Kiwanis machine utilized a hopper filled with pancake batter that was manually dropped onto a revolving griddle. The pancakes were manually flipped and plated when cooking was completed.
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17 On Pancake Day the children of Whitechapel, Inglewhite and the surrounding area keep alive an age-old tradition that was once more widespread in the Goosnargh, Garstang and Fylde areas of Lancashire.Lofthouse, p. 198 They visit local households and ask "please a pancake", to be rewarded with oranges or sweets. It is thought the tradition arose when farm workers visited the wealthier farm and manor owners to ask for pancakes or pancake fillings.
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Jif is sometimes used on pancakes. An advertising campaign introduced the catch-phrase "Don't forget the pancakes on Jif lemon day," in reference to Shrove Tuesday, which is also referred to as Pancake Day. The campaign and slogan was devised by Reckitt and Colman. The Jif lemon-shaped packaging aligned Jif with the consumption of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday in consumers' minds, creating a strong link between the product and Shrove Tuesday.
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On Pancake Day, "pancake races" are held in villages and towns across the United Kingdom. The tradition is said to have originated in 1445 when a housewife from Olney, Buckinghamshire, was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bells ringing for the service. She raced out of the house to church while still carrying her frying pan and pancake, tossing it to prevent it from burning.
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It was his first solo release unrelated to the Nightfly trilogy. The Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day Tour began in July 2013 and featured an eight-night run at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Jamalot Ever After, their 2014 United States tour, ran from July 2 in Portland, Oregon to September 20 in Port Chester, New York. 2015's Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour included opening act Elvis Costello and the Imposters and dates at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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Hagan promoted awareness of child sexual abuse, and in her first 24 hours as Miss America, she was in communication with United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. Her first initiative as Miss America was to become spokesperson for the IHOP's 8th Annual National Pancake Day Celebration in which they hope to raise $3 Million for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. As Miss America, Hagan claimed to travel per month. During her year, she lobbied with the National Children's Alliance to restore funding in the 2014 budget for Child Advocacy Centers across America.
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Pączki or kreple, filled doughnut Tłusty Czwartek or "Fat Thursday", is a Polish culinary custom on the last Thursday before Lent, it is equivalent to Pancake Day. Traditionally it is an occasion to enjoy sweets and cakes before the forty days of abstinence expected of Catholics until Easter Day. The most popular sweetmeats on Fat Thursday are pączki, Polish doughnuts, "faworki", sometimes called, "chrust", equivalent to the French beignet. Traditional Polish doughnuts are filled with rose petal jam, plum jam or apple and covered with icing with orange peel or powdered with icing sugar.
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In commemoration of Pancake Day in the United Kingdom, a novelty pancake machine was built by The Happy Egg Company in February 2013 that involved a complex series of steps to automatically produce pancakes from scratch. The machine involves the use of a freshly laid egg from a hen that rolls onto a turntable, which then moves the egg to an area where it is automatically cracked and mixed with other ingredients. After this point, the mixture is poured into a griddle, flipped to cook the other side, and then flipped onto a plate.
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Mulligan & O'Hare released two albums, Pancake Day (which earned them a South Bank Show profile, although presenter Melvyn Bragg appeared to be more interested in his bicycle) and Coffee Break. The Bra Men, Pat Wright & Dave Arrowsmith, got more offended than ever when they appeared on Stars in Their Eyes and Matthew Kelly (Bob) commented on how well supported they were. They also went to Swiss Toni's Used Cars to buy a car. Upon spotting a convertible, Swiss Toni's comments that "I can picture you...driving along in the summer with your top down" were taken very badly.
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This established the tradition of Pancake Day being celebrated on Shrove Tuesday. This day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins, is also known as Mardi Gras, a French phrase which translates as "Fat Tuesday" to mark the last consumption of eggs and dairy before Lent begins. In the Orthodox Church, Great Lent begins on Clean Monday, rather than Wednesday, so the household's dairy products would be used up in the preceding week, called Cheesefare Week. During Lent, since chickens would not stop producing eggs during this time, a larger than usual store might be available at the end of the fast.
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The Baddies still believe that Marian should stay in her kitchen, and that Robin is the leader of the gang. #A Game Called John: Pancake Day celebrations make King John realise that he isn't recognised by the people of Worksop, and he therefore commissions the Sheriff to come up with ways of being remembered. The Sheriff's suggestion is that he invent something – a task promptly delegated to the Sheriff, who comes up with a new game to be called "John". This game suffers teething problems when the large number of balls required to play simply roll off the table, hence the requirement for green cloth.
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It's a traditional confection eaten in the Azores islands and in Madeira during the Portuguese Carnival (Carnival of Madeira in the Madeira Islands). Malasadas were created with the intention of using all the lard and sugar in one's home, in preparation for Lent (similar to the tradition of the Shrove Tuesday in the United Kingdom, commonly incorrectly called Pancake Day). This tradition was taken to Hawaii, where they celebrate Shrove Tuesday, known as Malasada Day, which dates back to the days of the sugarcane plantations of the 19th century when the Portuguese (mostly from Madeira and the Azores) went to Hawaii to work in those plantations, bringing their Catholic traditions.
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During the 19th century people from Madeira emigrated to Hawaii and took the tradition of Malasadas on Terça-feira Gorda (Shrove Tuesday) with them, now it is called Malasada Day in Hawaii. Traditionally the people of Madeira eat Malasadas on Terça-feira Gorda (Shrove Tuesday), the reason for making malasadas was to use up all the lard and sugar in the house, in preparation for Lent (much in the same way the tradition of Pancake Day in the UK originated on Shrove Tuesday), Malasadas are sold alongside the main carnival parade on Saturday and on the last one, the trapalhão on Terça-feira Gorda (Shrove Tuesday). Arguably, the Brazilian Carnival could be historically traced to the period of the Portuguese Age of Discoveries when their caravels passed regularly through Madeira, a territory which already celebrated emphatically its carnival season, and where they were loaded with goods but also people and their ludic and cultural expressions who then lend them to what would become the biggest cultural manifestation in modern Brazil.
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