Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is the final day of Carnival; it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday",... Wikipedia

• Also called:  Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday
• Type:  Christian, Cultural
• Significance:  Celebration period before fasting season of Lent
• Celebrations:  Parades, parties
• Date:  Day before Ash Wednesday, 47 days before Easter, 2 days after Shrove Sunday
• date:  Day before Ash Wednesday, 47 days before Easter, 2 days after Shrove Sunday
• Frequency:  Annual
• Related to:  Shrove Tuesday, Carnival, Shrove Monday, Pre-Lent, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Užgavėnės, Maslenitsa
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo