Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the final day of Carnival ; it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", referring to it being the last day of consuming rich, fatty foods, most notably red meat, in preparation for the Christian fasting season of Lent, during which such foods are avoided.

Mardi Gras (album)

Mardi Gras is the seventh and final studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on April 11, 1972, by Fantasy Records. Recorded after the departure of guitarist Tom Fogerty, it was the band's only studio album as a trio. Unlike previous albums, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford also shared songwriting and production duties with John Fogerty on this project. They also provided their own lead vocal contributions for the first time. However, the recording sessions were marred by personal and creative tensions, and the group disbanded after a short U.S. tour to support the album.

Mardi

Mardi: and a Voyage Thither is the third book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance story, which in its turn gives way to a philosophical quest.

Mardi Gras

Proper noun

1. The day when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday.
2. The last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy would be out of place for Christians.