[gr8eman]

It's a two week party that culminates on Fat Tuesday which comes just before Ash Wendesday (and Lent, when the Catholics in the reigon give up something).

LOL!!! Lent is when Catholics are supposed to fast, and no meat on Friday. We used to eat fish.

[megimoo]

Lent based on the 40 days JESUS fasted in the desert .
The feast before fast is an old tradition in
various countries. Fat Tuesday Feast, Ash Wednesday (From old testament "sack cloth and ashes to repent")
is a "black fast day ,no meat ". Black fast doesn't mean blacks fast ,every catholic fasts.
The word carnival means "farewell to meat ".
Catholics are the only ones who keep lent as a commeration
of Christ’s suffering and death .