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Easter Part II Mardi
Gras (Fat Tuesday) --- Another happy celebration relating to Easter: for example,
Rio
’s Carnival
Q: During Mardi Gras (“Fat
Tuesday” in French; for this year it was March 4, 2003), a day before Ash
Wed., people eat a lot to prepare for the time of Lent (See Easter Part
I).
Is this true?
A 1: Yes, this is true for some people. Some people also act wild, drink
excessively, and generally act weird. Fat
Tuesday is just another reason for some people to party.
A
2*:
On Mardi Gras, some people have on last big meal party because they will
have the next 40 fasting days of
Lent. This event also stems from
pagan festivals indicating the season of planting.
Many countries in the world celebrate Mardi Gras.
For example,
Rio
de Janeiro
in
Brazil
has a large and really spectacular festival, called Carnival (
Rio
’s
Carnival is famous among the Japanese; for a site example, < http://www.ipanema.com/carnival/home.htm#top
>).
New
Orleans
’
Mardi Gras is famous in the
US
(for a site example, < http://www.icorp.net/carnival/ >)
.
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