2006-09-26 04:59:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day". It is the final day of Carnival. It is a celebration that is held just before the beginning of the Christian liturgical season of Lent. The feast should not be confused with the Swedish Fettisdagen (Fat Tuesday) or the Polish Tłusty Czwartek (which translates to Fat Thursday).
Dates
The date can vary from February 3 to March 9 in non-leap years or February 4 to March 9 in leap years. Like Lent, the date is dependent on that of Easter.
Mardi Gras falls on the following dates in the following years:
2007 – February 20
2008 – February 5
2009 – February 24
2010 – February 16
2011 – March 8
2012 – February 21
2013 – February 12
2014 – March 4
2006-09-26 05:03:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mye 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday". Mardi Gras festivities are traditionally held on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is an informal reason for debauchery; before going to church on Wednesday and repenting for past sins. How will you know which Tuesday it will be? Ash Wednesday is always 40 days before Easter and Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday. Easter can fall on any Sunday from March 23 to April 25 with the exact date to coincide with the first Sunday after the full moon following a Spring Equinox! There you have it! Voila!
If you're still confused, get out that calendar with the printed holidays on it--it's the day before Ash Wednesday!
Upcoming Mardi Gras Dates:
2006 February 28
2007 February 20
2008 February 5
2009 February 24
2010 February 16
2011 March 8
2012 February 21
2013 February 12
2014 March 4
2015 February 17
2016 February 9
2017 February 28
2018 February 13
2019 March 5
2020 February 25
2021 February 16
2006-09-26 05:14:52 · answer #2 · answered by Grown Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mardi Gras is french for Fat Tuesday and it is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday (aka. Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday). It is a celebration that is held just before the beginning of the Christian liturgical season of Lent. The feast should not be confused with the Swedish Fettisdagen (Fat Tuesday) or the Polish Tłusty Czwartek (which translates to Fat Thursday).
The date can vary from February 3 to March 9 in non-leap years or February 4 to March 9 in leap years. Like Lent, the date is dependent on that of Easter.
2006-09-26 05:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by babybitch69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mardi Gras literally means Fat Tuesday, because that is the day it is celebrated. Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Traditionally, Christians give up one or more of their temptations (often times being some type of food) during the 46 day period of Lent. On Fat Tuesday, people indulge in these things, since the next time they can have them is Easter Sunday.
2006-09-26 05:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Stilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the French name for shrove Tuesday, it literally means fat Tuesday.
It's the last day before lent so in the olden days when people weren't allowed to eat rich food during lent they had to eat up all the stuff they had, which is why we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday - it uses up fat, eggs and milk. This explains why it's called fat Tuesday in French.
AS Easter is a moveable feast (ie, not always celebrated on the same date each year), and the start of lent is connected to the date on which Easter falls, shrove Tuesday/mardi gras falls on a different date, I think its approximately fifteen years before the dates start to repeat, you can't say on which date it falls unless you check with a calendar for the year in question
it is of course always on a Tuesday
2006-09-26 09:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by used to live in Wales 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 00:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by hosford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Fat (great) Tuesday' - celebrated as Pancake Day in UK when all leavening products are used up to prepare for Lent.
2006-09-26 05:07:44 · answer #7 · answered by Purple 8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it means fat tuesday and it a day before lent
2006-09-26 05:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋