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The Lenten season is taken very seriously in South America which is principally catholic. After the exhuberance of Carnival in Rio, faithful embark on a 40 day period of prayer, visiting the church and abstinence to prepare for the Easter Celebrations.

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Carnival is an event that is celebrated in many parts of latin America to mark what?

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