After a Fat Tuesday filled with paczkis and pancakes, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of lent for people of Christian faith. Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people from all denominations of Christianity practice self-sacrifice and discipline in various ways including fasting,

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything you need to know about it

This week kicks off the period leading up to the Christian Easter celebrations. But while Easter is typically associated with hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, there's another sweet treat to indulge in: pancakes.