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Mardi Gras

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Mardi Gras /ˌmɑːdɪ ˈgrɑː/

▶noun a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday.

– origin Fr., lit. ‘fat Tuesday’, alluding to the last day of feasting before the fast and penitence of Lent.

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Mardi Gras and Shrove Tuesday
the Mardi Gras is the last merry celebration until after Easter

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