The day before Lent, Shrove Tuesday
Another way to say Mardi Gras is "Fat Tuesday".
The French word for 'fat Tuesday' is Mardi Gras.
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'.
The word is the same in German. It is the German equivalent of Mardi Gras in the US and Carneval in Brazil.
All over the United States people pronounce Mardi Gras as MAR-DEE GRAH. In New Orleans; however, the accents make the words come out as MAW-DEE GRAW or sometimes MAH-DEE GRAH.
The phrase "Mardi Gras" is of a French originality which means "Fat Tuesday." Mardi Gras season is called Carnival. The word carnival comes from two Latin words. They are carnem (meat) and levare (to remove). So carnival means "removing meat." Not eating meat was a common practice during lent
'gras' means 'fat' in French.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and it is common practice among Christians to sacrifice worldly pleasures during this season to remember the sacrifice of Jesus being crucified (Good Friday). Somewhere someone got the idea that if you're going to abstain from worldly pleasures for 40 days you might as well party it up for the day (Fat Tuesday) if not the week (MardiGras) before.
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During the festive season, the town transformed into a saturnalian celebration with colorful decorations and lively street performances.
Masque. It's part of the the root word 'masquerade' as in a masquerade party where people where fancy often feathred masks. Thanks Mardi Gras. Hope that helps, ~Kit
The Tagalog word "namayagpag" literally means "to flourish" or "to prosper." It is derived from the root word "yagpag," which refers to something that grows or expands in a positive manner.