Posted on 02/17/2007 2:35:52 PM PST by Salvation
And so it begins - The Questions, the questions... [Shrove Tuesday]
Mardi Gras' Catholic Roots [Shrove Tuesday]
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The few days before Ash Wednesday, particularly the day before Shrove Tuesday. It is associated with confessing one's sins and has in many places become a time for holding carnivals, as the last time for festivity before the Lenten season of penance.
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