Partying has Begun in major cities today, Thurs mark Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, a last hurrah before the gastronomical Christian fasts That start is Ash Wednesday and continue DURING the season of Lent.
The Festivities Precede That Fat Tuesday are known as Carnival in Catholic European nations, Latin America, and Canada. They are known as Shrovetide in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Mardi Gras in the U.S. and Australia.
The Mardi Gras season starts is Twelfth Night (January 5) and ends on Tuesday is Fat, But the Festivities and Parade Usually last season for only the few days Nearest Fat Tuesday. This year Fat Tuesday falls on March 8, But the day falls on a Different date every year depending is "when Easter falls. Fat Tuesday this year is being celebrated later Than Any Other Fat Tuesday in over 150 years.
Festivities include the rich, fatty foods, masks and elaborate costumes, balls, and large scale Parades at Which participants throw small gifts. In the early days of the Mardi Gras Parades, participants Would not throw candy or nuts. The "throws"Have Evolved since Thurs include whistles, trinkets, cups, fake money (called the doubloons), Beaded necklaces, oranges, and evangelical Coconuts.
- Chris Richardson, Staff
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