Olney Pancake Race
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The Olney Pancake Race is a historic Shrove Tuesday footrace in Olney, England, where participants run through the town while flipping pancakes in a frying pan.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shrove Tuesday tradition
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annual event ⓘ footrace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shrove Tuesday customs ⓘ |
| category |
British folk custom
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running competition in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| claim | one of the oldest pancake races in the world ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | timed race ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Lenten celebration ⓘ |
| distance | about 415 yards ⓘ |
| dressCode |
apron
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headscarf ⓘ |
| eligibility | local women residents (traditional rule) ⓘ |
| endPoint | Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Olney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasInternationalLink | Liberal–Olney International Pancake Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.olneypancakerace.org/ ⓘ |
| hasRule |
participants run in traditional housewife attire (historic custom)
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runners must flip pancake at start and along the course ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local historic tradition of Olney ⓘ |
| inception | 1445 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Olney, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity | running while flipping a pancake in a frying pan ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
international media
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national media in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
longstanding local religious and civic tradition
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participants flipping pancakes while running ⓘ |
| occursOn | Shrove Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Olney town and parish church community ⓘ |
| participantGender | traditionally women ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Anglican Church
NERFINISHED
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Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| requires |
frying pan
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pancake ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement | pancake must remain in pan at finish ⓘ |
| startPoint | Market Place, Olney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late morning on Shrove Tuesday ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | attracts visitors to Olney each year ⓘ |
| tradition |
pancake service in church after race
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ringing of church bells at start ⓘ winner receives a kiss from the verger ⓘ |
| twinRaceLocation | Liberal, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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