Mardi Gras

he was hungry so he decided to eat sum pancakes!!! and named it shrove Tuesday because he was 'high' and didn't no wat else to call it!

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Pancake day is celebrated on: March 16th, every year.

what people do on pancake day is they make pancakes and then they eat the pancakes. thanks for asking. bye bye.

In the UK it is called Shrove Tuesday. (Shrove comes from an old word for confession.)

It is the day before Lent when people used to fast and give up various foods. Making pancakes used up the eggs etc. that would be forbidden.

Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Day in England and some other countries. It is the last Tuesday before Lent.

Shrovetide was also a period of dietary license, and foods forbidden in Lent were consumed in abundance. Eggs and milk were at one time forbidden in Lent and therefore any supplies had to be used up before Ash Wednesday. On Shrove Monday, in parts of England, meat and eggs were eaten, or gifts of pancakes, flour, eggs, or money to provide Shrove Tuesday fare were collected by children or adults. Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. It is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.

Pancake Day, also called Shrove Tuesday, always falls on a Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (which is the beginning of Lent and the seventh Wednesday before Easter).

The simple answer is that it is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. If you are Catholic or understand Ash Wednesday then you will know that it is the beginning of Lent when you give up most pleasures and excesses. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) was when you went out and did all your excesses. Hope this helps.

Right before waffle Wednesday.

It falls on Shrove Tuesday. The day before Lent starts (Ash Wednesday).

The idea was to eat, drink and make merry, before Lent, when one went into denial of some part of life as a reflection of Jesus Christ's 40 days in the Wilderness and temptation by the devil.

French !!!!

It can be argued that Mardi Gras has been celebrated in New Orleans since the town was accepted as the capital of Louisiana in 1723. The first formal parade was observed in 1856

The earliest Mardi Gras celebration in North America was on March 3, 1699 at Point du Mardi Gras (about 60 miles from New Orleans). According to Wikipedia, "the earliest organized Carnival celebrations occurred in Mobile, Biloxi, New Orleans, and Pensacola, which have each developed separate traditions."

Brazil does not celebrate the February 14 holiday, as it is too close to the massive festival of Carnival that happens every year in Brazil. They celebrate the Dia dos Namorados (Lover's Day) on June 12, before the feast of St. Anthony, the patron saint of marriage. Single women perform rituals called simpatias in order to help them get a husband, and already married couples exchange gifts, cards, chocolate, and flowers.

Shrove Tuesday is Pancake day.

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There are a few reasons why people wear masks on Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday

1.The masks are often caricatures of individuals from traditional folklore

2.Mardi Gras is a time of gluttony and 'sin' before Lent- so it easy to be wild and indulge in sinful behavior when no one recognizes who you are

3.Wearing masks makes us all equal. It humbles us and brings us to higher level of understanding and spirituality- when wearing a mask you can't tell who is a a king, a pauper a doctor or a cleaner so we are all on the same level

There is no average age... there are babies in strollers as well as elderly people, and all of the age groups are spread fairly evenly.

In 2010, Mardi Gras is celebrated February 16.

Mostly jazz and some marching band, some brass bands, rap, rock, many diverse music sounds

Italy of course! Also Spain and Mexico! But if your looking for Europe use Spain or Italy! Also Libya and Saudi Arabia a lot of flags in Africa have green in them. And don't Forget Ireland! The home of green! Libya's flag is all pure solid green nothing else solid green too if you're looking for the most green. Also, Saudi Arabia's flag is all green with some Arabic Calligraphy in the middle.

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ok i guess but this i not what i was looking for, this did not help me at all

Mardi Gras - or Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday - originated as the day before the fasting of Lent begins (Ash Wednesday) in order for people to enjoy the last bits of whatever it is they are refraining from for Lent.

Most common place of celebration is New Orleans. Brought over to USA from the French. Always the day before Ash Wednesday. Celebrated with parties and krewes. Involves lots of bead necklaces and PARTYING.

I believe the most likes holiday is Christmas and the 6 week's holiday for kids. This holiday is both religious and non religious. You open presents, eat candy canes, eat. Christmas is the most liked holiday and children do what they wont.