Competitors participate in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Competitors participate in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Competitors participate a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A competitor falls down during a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A competitor participates in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Competitors participate in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Competitors participate a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A competitor participates in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Competitors participate in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A competitor falls down during a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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12:59 PM on Tuesday, February 17
By KIN CHEUNG
LONDON (AP) — Racers dressed in costumes including a number two pencil, a penguin and a strawberry ran with a frying pan in hand through a central London square to compete in the annual pancake flipping competition. The celebration of Pancake Day takes place each year on Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday, the final day before the 40-day Christian fasting season of Lent.
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