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Our Local Festival: Haven for Dressing Up - By: Lisa Park, 2008-12-18 According to my favorite online encyclopedia, Mardi Gras is an annual festival marking the final day before the Christian fast of Lent, a 40-day period of self-denial and abstinence from merrymaking. It is also known as Shrove Tuesday or Carnival. Mardi Gras is the last opportunity for revelry and indulgence in food and drink before the Lent. The word Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday” in the French w COMMENTS Add a comment |