Mardi Gras (mɑrdiɡrɑ), "Mardi Gras
season" and "Carnival season" in English, refer to events of the
Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the
day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to
the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual
fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday. The day is
sometimes referred to as Shrove Tuesday, from the word shrive, meaning
"confess."Related popular practices are associated with celebrations
before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential
season of Lent.
Carnaval, or Carnivale, is a festive season
which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during
February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining
some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up
or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life.
The origin of the name "Carnival"
derives from the word "carne" (meat), the link with carne would
suggest an origin with earlier religions ({carne para Bal} meat for Baal).
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