10 of the best pancake topping ideas for you to try. (Canva) Today is Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, and household across the UK will be looking forward to a feast of pancakes with their favourite toppings. Pancake Day is the traditional feast ahead of Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – where Christians fast in preparation for the resurrection of Jesus. The exact date of Shrove Tuesday can differ from year to year however it will always fall 47 days before Easter which in 2021 happens to be today (February 16). Traditionally, Shrove Tuesday was the last opportunity Anglo-Saxon Christians had to use up their eggs and fats before fasting throughout Lent.