[DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras - Wikipedia [PAR] Mardi Gras also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to 
events of the ... Others treat the final three-day period before Ash Wednesday as 
the Mardi Gras. ... Carnival is the most famous Brazilian holiday. ... tradition to 
celebrate Mardi Gras, which is called Masopust (meat-fast i.e. beginning of fast 
there). [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras - ReligionFacts [PAR] In the Christian religion, Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday" and also ... 
Tuesday) is the last day before the beginning of Lent, a period of fasting and ... 
Another common name for the holiday, Carnival, may also refer to this last ... The 
New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration begins on Epiphany and ends on "Fat 
Tuesday. [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras and the Catholic Church - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life ... [PAR] From the onset, holidays such as Mardi Gras were celebrated in the colonies ... of 
Catholic morality and reason, the last day before the start of the Lenten season. ... 
and repentance, it is not meant to be a period of self-punishment or extreme 
hardship. ... It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting... continue reading... [DOC] [TLE] Shrove Tuesday, Lent, And A Tradition Known As 'Mardi Gras ... [PAR] Feb 9, 2016 ... Fat Tuesday is a Christian holiday, is also known as Carnival and is ... Roman 
Catholic populations, on the day before the religious season of Lent begins. ... 
The forty day Lenten period is observed by many Christians with fasting and .... A 
grotesque effigy that represents evil is burned at the end of the day. [DOC] [TLE] Carnival/Shrove Tuesday - Timeanddate.com [PAR] Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the long fast for the Lent period in many ... 
It is known as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, in countries such as France and the 
United States. ... A grotesque effigy that represents evil is burned at the end of the 
day. ... Shrove Tuesday, or Carnival Tuesday, is a public holiday in places such 
as... [DOC] [TLE] Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras in the United States - Timeanddate.com [PAR] Mardi Gras is a holiday in some parts of the United States and often serves as a 
festive ... Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, a period for fasting. [DOC] [TLE] Fasching and Karneval | The German Way & More [PAR] (The big final parade for Mardi Gras in New Orleans is on Shrove Tuesday.) ... 
modern German: Fastenschank = the last serving of alcoholic beverages before 
Lent. In olden times the 40-day Lenten period of fasting was strictly observed. .... 
Until it all ends on Shrove Tuesday, Munich celebrates Fasching with parties, 
balls*,... [DOC] [TLE] Easter | 2017 | Holidays Calendar - Holidays Calendar | 2015 [PAR] Mardi Gras is considered to be either a Christian or Catholic celebration. ... Ash 
Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a period of fasting that is celebrated prior to ... 
on the Friday before Easter until evidence overwhelmingly supports otherwise. [DOC] [TLE] The History of Mardi Gras - Valdosta State University [PAR] Carnival became a period of abandonment and merriment that preceded the ... It 
is called this because Mardi Gras falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, which 
is the last day before Lent (a forty day season of prayer and fasting observed by 
the ... Pagan custom of parading a fat ox through the town streets during holidays,
... [DOC] [TLE] What is Mardi Gras? Should Christians celebrate Mardi Gras ... [PAR] Mar 4, 2014 ... Mardi Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday" in French (called Pancake Tuesday in ... 
Eastern and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting. ... 
the day before Lent begins , says the World Book Encyclopedia. .... For more 
information, please read our booklet Holidays or Holy Days: Does It... [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras  Just Harmless Fun? - The Real Truth [PAR] Although the term Mardi Gras refers to a specific day, it is not a single-day 
celebration. ... up all the fat

Question: Mardi Gras is the day before Lent, the period of fasting that ends on this holiday
Answer: Easter