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Christian and pagan holidays are interwined. Understandably, early Christians latched their holidays onto the traditions that were prevalent at the time. That's a much easier sell to would-be converts than telling them they have to ditch long-standing rituals and take up the Christian ones...

You don't fancy my pork, prawn and bean sprouts then? They were delicious 😋

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-pagan-roots-of-pancake-day

Thank God for that. It's about time these festivals went back to their pagan roots (they've always been celebrated in a secular way in my house anyway).

I'll have some classic lemon and sugar this evening but will lunch will be a more elaborate pork and prawn bánh xèo, which is basically a Vietnamese crepe. Any vegans out there might want to have a go at the bánh xèo (minus the pork and prawn, of course). No milk or eggs, just flour, turmeric...