Lundi svelte, mardi gras, mercredi mince, jeudi bouffi, vendredi
maigre, samedi arrondi et dimanche dodu.
When you hear someone talk about “Mardi Gras” what are the
first things that come to mind? Most people would probably imagine scenes of Mardi
Gras celebrations with plastic beads, parades, loud music, and crowded parties.
However, Mardi Gras is much more than a simple street party. It stems from a
tradition that signaled the start forty-day fast. So where maybe, at first, you
thought of beads, parties and lots of food when thinking of Mardi Gras, it is
actually all about fasting. The roots of this event and the forty-day fast go
back to Europe during the Middle Ages, and the tradition we know as ‘Carnival’.
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| Image from: http://fox43.com/2013/02/12/sneak-peek-into-the-mardi-gras-celebration-in-new-orleans/ |
