Tuesday in French is 'mardi.' Fat Tuesday translates to 'mardi gras' - mardi meaning Tuesday, gras meaning fat.
mardi
grosse is how you say fat in french
The phrase Bon Mardi means Good Tuesday in French.
Duck fat is 'la graisse de canard' in French.
The French word for 'fat Tuesday' is Mardi Gras.
It is French for Fat Tuesday.
Shrove Tuesday is known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday in French.
The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.
Tuesday in French is 'mardi.' Fat Tuesday translates to 'mardi gras' - mardi meaning Tuesday, gras meaning fat.
Fat tuesday- it's french
Fat Tuesday - a Catholic date
"does 'Mardi gras' mean 'merry times' - 'Fat Tuesday' - or 'Spring Welcome'? (well, fat means 'gras' in French, and Tuesday is spelled 'mardi' ...)
Mardi=Tuesday Gras=Fat Both are french words that when translated to english from Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday.
Mardi Gras is "Fat Tuesday" - the day before Ash Wednesday. Many Christians will fast or go on a reduced diet for the 40 days of Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. As a sort of "last hurrah" before the fasting of Lent, many cultures have a rowdy feast the day before; "Fat Tuesday", or in French, Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras does not always start on Tuesday, but ends on Tuesday...hence Mardi Gras (this is French Mardi=Tuesday, Gras=Fat...Fat Tuesday). It is the last day before Ash Wednesday which starts the fasting associated with Lent.
Fat Tuesday