Why National Pancake Day is a Flat Out Great Holiday
Traveling through the Gulf States on February 28? Then be sure to get your free buttermilk pancakes, and help out a good cause. Read on to find out how.
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F riends, itâs that time of year again. You know, that time of the year in between Mardi Gras and St. Patrickâs Day when thereâs kind of a lull, and the days just to seem to crawl by?
Well, at least they did until 2006.
National Pancake Day
Thatâs because in 2006, the International House of Pancakes (now known simply as IHOP) introduced National Pancake Day. Itâs a day when IHOPs give out free short stacks of pancakes and raise money to support local charities. Traditionally, IHOP serves around four million free pancakes and raises more than $3 million for charity on National Pancake Day. As a result, IHOP has raised over $30 million for various causes since the first National Pancake Day in 2006.
Not to be confused with Shrove Tuesday (also known as Fat Tuesday or Pancake Day â which always falls 47 days before Easter), there is no set date for IHOPâs yearly celebration of National Pancake Day. However, the day typically falls someti