Mardi Gras is the Christian festival season of Carnival celebrations,usually running from the last night of Christmas to Ash Wednesday, but the actual number of days varies from country to country and city to city. “Mardi Gras” is French for “Fat Tuesday”. Also known as Shrove Tuesday. Read more at http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/mardi-gras.
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