Mardi
Gras, also Fat Tuesday in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after
the Epiphany or King's Day and culminating on the
day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday",
reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before
the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.
Related
popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and
religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. The date of Fat
Tuesday coincides with that of celebrations of Shrove Tuesday, from the word shrive, meaning "confess".
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