Mardi Gras is the day before Lent, the period of fasting that ends on this holiday
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Mardi Gras - ReligionFacts  In the Christian religion, Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday" and also ... Tuesday) is the last day before the beginning of Lent, a period of fasting and ... Another common name for the holiday, Carnival, may also refer to this last ... The New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration begins on Epiphany and ends on "Fat Tuesday.
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Carnival/Shrove Tuesday - Timeanddate.com  Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the long fast for the Lent period in many ... It is known as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, in countries such as France and the United States. ... A grotesque effigy that represents evil is burned at the end of the day. ... Shrove Tuesday, or Carnival Tuesday, is a public holiday in places such as...
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Mardi Gras - Wikipedia  Mardi Gras also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the ... Others treat the final three-day period before Ash Wednesday as the Mardi Gras. ... Carnival is the most famous Brazilian holiday. ... tradition to celebrate Mardi Gras, which is called Masopust (meat-fast i.e. beginning of fast there).
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Mardi Gras and the Catholic Church - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life ...  From the onset, holidays such as Mardi Gras were celebrated in the colonies ... of Catholic morality and reason, the last day before the start of the Lenten season. ... and repentance, it is not meant to be a period of self-punishment or extreme hardship. ... It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting... continue reading...
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Shrove Tuesday, Lent, And A Tradition Known As 'Mardi Gras ...  Feb 9, 2016 ... Fat Tuesday is a Christian holiday, is also known as Carnival and is ... Roman Catholic populations, on the day before the religious season of Lent begins. ... The forty day Lenten period is observed by many Christians with fasting and .... A grotesque effigy that represents evil is burned at the end of the day.
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When Does Lent End? (The Answer Might Surprise You) - Catholicism  Every year, debate rages about when Lent ends. ... The answer to that question is Holy Saturday (the day before Easter Sunday), ... Holy Week Is Part of Lent.
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The Observance of Lent - Lent I - Women for Faith and Family  Prior to the Second Vatican Council, the pre-Lenten penitential season ... or the Sunday before Advent, is also a movable feast, although its date is not ... Carnival is from the Latin Carnevale or "farewell to meat", and it is a time of ... or possibly that after the customary confession in preparation for Lent, one is "shriven" of sin.
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The Quarantine of Lent  Even more intriguing is the fact that in the early centuries of the church, the forty-day period before Easter - now known as Lent - was called a quarantine.
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Mardi Gras Fast Facts - CNN.com  Aug 14, 2013 ... Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans  Revelers parade through the French Quarter .... Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also known as Shrove Tuesday. Parades and Parties: Mardi Gras Day is the last day of Carnival season. ... Typical attendance for Mardi Gras in New Orleans is about 1.4 million.
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Free Flashcards about HOLIDAYS & OBS. - StudyStack  THIS, THE NINTH MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, IS SORT OF THE MUSLIM EQUIVALENT OF LENT, RAMADAN. THIS HOLIDAY'S NAME COMES...
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of ...  Jul 22, 2013 ... Mardi Gras in New Orleans marks the last day of the Carnival parade season before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent in the ... Riding the floats, krewe members toss "throws" to the crowds: ... In French Louisiana, the first recorded celebration of the holiday here .... Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide.
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How Are the 40 Days of Lent Calculated? - Catholicism - About.com  Lent, the period of prayer and fasting in preparation for Easter, is 40 days long, ... 46 days between Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Roman Catholic ... part of the Lenten fast, and when the Lenten fast ends, see The 40 Days of Lent:...
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Lent - Wikipedia  Lent (Latin: Quadragesima: Fortieth) is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later, before Easter ... Duration[edit]. Various Christian denominations calculate the 40 days of Lent differently.
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Curious About Lent? Consider It a 'Quarantine' - Patrick's Place  Feb 15, 2013 ... The interesting thing about Lent is that it runs roughly 40 days, not ... The close relationship of the words 40 and quarantine is important,...
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Mardi Gras and the Catholic Church - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life ...  While the parties in Europe, South America, and parts of the United States have ... to blend ancient Roman traditional practices with the growing Christian faith. ... However, in the late 18th century, the Spanish took control of New Orleans ... of Catholic morality and reason, the last day before the start of the Lenten season.
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Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia  The Courir de Mardi Gras is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun communities of south Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Cajun French for "Fat Tuesday Run". The rural Mardi Gras celebration is based on early begging rituals, similar to ... As Mardi Gras is the celebration of the final day before Lent, celebrants drink...
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February 21  Most call it Mardi Gras, Some call is Shrove Tuesday ...  Feb 21, 2012 ... Most people call today Mardi Gras, which in French means Fat ... In Germany and Austria, there are Pfannkuchen for Fasching .... In my part of Italy, we usually eat Frittelle di riso on Shrove ... Thanks for telling us about Pancake Day (and Sprengidagur!) ..... (though for the Brits they look more like crepes).
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Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances | The Office of ...  *Jewish and Muslim holy days begin at sundown on the first day indicated. **Holy days on which absence from work or school is common. ... The ritual observance of this holiday centers upon a home service called the seder ... observe by fasting every day, abstaining from all food, drink, and sex from before dawn to sunset.
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9 Things You May Not Know About Mardi Gras - History in the ...  Feb 12, 2013 ... As the Mardi Gras season comes to a close today, explore nine things you may ... this period between Epiphany and Fat Tuesday is known as Carnival. ... until midnight tonight, when Ash Wednesday ushers in 40 days of Lent.
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FAQs About Lent - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life - Catholic Online  Lent as a 40-day season developed in the fourth century from three merging sources. ... Also, beginning the Sunday before Easter we have Holy Week, with Palm Sunday ... The ashes for Ash Wednesday normally are made from blessed palm .... This fast was later extended and became a 40-day period of fasting leading up...
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MARDI GRAS and THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE By R. Ann Siracusa ...  Feb 6, 2013 ... Some sources claim the festival of Fat Tuesday traces its roots back to the ... The word carnival (Italian: carnevale) possibly comes from the Latin carnem ... may be derived from the Latin carne + vale, meaning farewell to meat. ... or the forty days), carnival was associated with the pre-Lenten festivals.