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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Mardi Gras

Holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday


Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is the final day of Carnival ; it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of consuming rich, fatty foods in preparation for the Christian fasting season of Lent, during which the consumption of such foods is avoided.

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