THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CARNIVAL AND MARDI GRAS Carnival is a - TopicsExpress



          

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CARNIVAL AND MARDI GRAS Carnival is a season of merriment starting on January 6, Kings Day - or ,if you prefer ,Twelfth Night (twelve nights after Christmas). It was on this daythe three wise men visited the Christ child .The Carnival season in New Orleans officially begins with the ball of the Twelfth Night Revelers, the second -oldest Carnival club (1870) in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is a French term. Its translation is Fat Tuesday ,the final day of celebration, when the Christians can get their fill of merriment and food and libation before the forthy days of Lent begin .https://youtube/watch?v=nTYcgnqAzqE
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:12:54 +0000

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