Mardi Gras 2010

Posted bys bigSteve on Feb 20, 2010 in Events, Holidays | Comments Off

The terms “Mardi Gras” , “Mardi Gras season”, and “Carnival season”,in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday” (in ethnic English tradition, Shrove Tuesday), referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which started on Ash Wednesday.

 

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