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Fat Tueday Celebrations

Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday by the United States and Europe. Other countries call Mardi Gras the "Tuesday of Carnival," or Shrove Tuesday. It is the day celebrated by Christians to indulge in excess before Lent and Ash Wednesday occur. The Christian tradition allows for the...

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What Is Lent?

With the recent celebration of Mardi Gras - "Fat Tuesday" - the season of Lent is upon us. As Mardi Gras is a celebration of indulgences and feasting, Lent is a period of self-denial and fasting. In the Catholic tradition the observance of Lent was virtually universal. Following the Protestant...