Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday and Lent Assembly - 2023

This assembly explains the back ground to pancake day and looks at why millions of people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

-It covers the history of Shrove Tuesday
-The meaning of lent
-The purpose of fasting
-How lent is celebrated around the world (in seven different countries)
-Some fun facts about pancake day
-Why many non-religious people take part in lent
-How they can take part in lent (even if they aren’t Christian)

It’s a well resourced, presented and explained assembly. They students should not only enjoy it but also reflect on their own lives.

This is aimed at KS3/KS4 but could easily work for KS2 or even KS5.

You could also use this in tutor time.