Mardi Gras

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What is mardi gras?

Mardi Gras is French for ‘Fat Tuesday’

It marks the end of the period of Carnival and the beginning of Lent

What is Lent?

• Celebrated by Christians and Catholics

• 6 weeks leading up to Easter

• Penance, repentance, self-denial

• Devotional commemoration of crucifixion

What is Carnival?

• Festive season leading up to Lent

• Overturning of daily life

• Parades, parties, masquerades

• Celebrated world-wide

• Feast before the fast

Carnival is the gigantic party before everyone fasts and repents, and

is the grand finale.

And people. go. nuts.

Some important elements of

Mardi Gras are…

Purple

Green

Gold

Mardi Gras

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