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Mardi Gras

noun

The last day before Lent. Synonyms: pancake day, Shrove Tuesday.

A carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans. Synonym: Fat Tuesday.

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"Mardi Gras" Quotes from Famous Books

... tell you about one time," she continued gaily. "We were in New Orleans at the Mardi Gras, and I was expected to come into the ring riding Samson—not the vicious old lion, but cub—that was long after my days of the drum and the red coat, bless you! I was a lion-tamer, now, nearly thirteen years ...

— Fran • John Breckenridge Ellis

Words linked to "Mardi Gras" : Shrove Tuesday, New Orleans, pancake day, carnival, Shrovetide, Fat Tuesday, Christian holy day