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Mardi Gras   /mˈɑrdi græs/   Listen
Mardi Gras

noun
1.
The last day before Lent.  Synonyms: pancake day, Shrove Tuesday.
2.
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


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