Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
In the UK we call this day Shrove Tuesday. (Shrove comes from to shrive, an old word for Confession). It is also called 'Pancake Tuesday'.
Mardi Gras - 1943 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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The Mardi Gras Parade at Coney Island - 1908 was released on: USA: September 1908
Mardi Gras, L'anniversaire.
DC Cupcakes - 2010 Mardi Gras 1-1 was released on: USA: 16 July 2010
Bon, in french, means good. Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday.' Saying Bon Mardi Gras is the english equivilant to saying Happy Mardi Gras.
Mardi=Tuesday Gras=Fat Both are french words that when translated to english from Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday.
"does 'Mardi gras' mean 'merry times' - 'Fat Tuesday' - or 'Spring Welcome'? (well, fat means 'gras' in French, and Tuesday is spelled 'mardi' ...)
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the JESTER is the Mardi Gras mascot.
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Mardi Gras is practised in Haiti
Mardi Gras in 2009 is February 4.
The Mardi Gras Mystery was created in 1988.
Mardi Gras was February 24, 2009.
The day before mardi gras is Monday.
Mardi Gras is an event, not a geographical location