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National Bakewell Day

National Bakewell Tart Day The flaky, buttery pastry, a good amount of jam and sweet frangipane and the little cherry on top literally is the cherry on top. It’s the Bakewell tart, a legend among baked goods, a classic in baking. National Bakewell tart day is a new celebration, only starting in 2020. Grab a […]

Pancake Day 2025

Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday For something that has developed into a light-hearted indulgence, Pancake Day (or Shrove Tuesday to give it its proper name) has very sombre origins. The word “shrive” means to confess one’s sins to a priest and receive absolution, and Shrove Tuesday marks the day before the start of Lent, a Christian (Catholic) […]

St Swithin’s Day

.St Swithin’s Day Today is Swithin’s Day. Today determines what the weather will be for the next 40 days. Who is St Swithin St. Swithun (also known as Swithin) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester from 852 – 862. He died on 2nd July 862 AD. Not much is known about St. Swithun’s life. He […]

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