Ash Wnesday & Mardi Gras?

Question

Why does mardi gras begging on Ash Wenesday? is there a reason or tale behing it
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Answer 1

+ Mardi Gras +

Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is just a final celebration before the entire church starts 40 days of fasting and prayer on Ash Wednesday.

+ Ashes in the Bible +

"O daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, roll in the ashes." (Jeremiah 6:26)

"I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes." (Daniel 9:3)

"When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes." (Jonah 3:6)

"And all the Israelite men, women and children who lived in Jerusalem prostrated themselves in front of the temple building, with ashes strewn on their heads, displaying their sackcloth covering before the Lord." (Judith 4:11; see also 4:15 and 9:1)

"That day they fasted and wore sackcloth; they sprinkled ashes on their heads and tore their clothes." (1 Maccabees 3:47; see also 4:39)

Jesus refers to the use of sackcloth and ashes as signs of repentance: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes." (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13)

+ Ash Wednesday +

As the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday calls us to the conversion journey that marks the season.

As those preparing to join the Church enter the final stage of their preparation for the Easter sacraments, we are all called to walk with them so that we will be prepared to renew our baptismal promises when Easter arrives.

When we receive ashes on our foreheads, we remember:
+ Who we are
+ That we are creatures of the earth
. "Remember that you are dust"
+ That we are mortal beings
. "and to dust you will return"
+ That we are baptized
+ That we are people on a journey of conversion
. "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel"
+ That we are members of the body of Christ
+ That smudge on our foreheads will proclaim that identity to others, too

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Mardi Gras begins and ends Tuesday. It's french for "Fat Tuesday" essentially meaning pig out and act out before Lent (the season in the church prior to Easter/Resurrection Sunday)

Answer 3

This represents repentance and whore mongering at the same time. This makes sin OK since it in on the forehead in the form of ashes.

It is not for me to say the Catholic Church is tainted and immoral. However, it is time the world knows the real truths. Some of the answerer's will shove material down your throat; however, if you click on this web site, the truth will set you free.

http://www.amaluxherbal.com/the_scandals_of_the_catholic_church.htm

With love in Christ; but with truth for the masses.