Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday, (AUDIO: Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea [+]Loading...["Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea (audio story)"]) also known as Pancake Tuesday, was a religious holiday. (AUDIO: Empire of the Racnoss [+]Loading...["Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)"])
One year, Irving Braxiatel decided to celebrate Shrove Tuesday on the Braxiatel Collection in November. (AUDIO: Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea [+]Loading...["Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea (audio story)"])
The Fifth Doctor boasted that his TARDIS beat an escape pod any day of the week, "except perhaps Pancake Tuesdays." (AUDIO: Empire of the Racnoss [+]Loading...["Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor compared the Festival of Offerings to it when explaining the festival to Clara Oswald. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
In the real world, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated on the same day as Mardi Gras.