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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