Is hot cross buns or pancake eaten on Shrove Tuesday?

* Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent. It's traditionally a day for feasting and using up rich foods before the period of fasting. Pancakes are a classic Shrove Tuesday food, representing the use of eggs, milk, and butter before the Lenten restrictions on these ingredients.

* Hot cross buns are associated with Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday. They symbolize the cross on which Jesus was crucified and represent the resurrection.