"Andemos como de día, honestamente; no
en glotonerías y borracheras, no en lujurias y lascivias, no en contiendas y
envidia, sino vestíos del Señor Jesucristo, y no proveáis para los deseos de la
carne. (Romanos 13:13-14)
Mardi Gras (mɑrdiɡrɑ), "Mardi Gras
season" and "Carnival season" in English, refer to events of the
Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the
day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to
the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual
fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday. The day is
sometimes referred to as Shrove Tuesday, from the word shrive, meaning "confess."Related
popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and
religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent.
Carnaval, or
Carnivale, is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main
events are usually during February. Carnival typically involves a public
celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public
street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations,
which mark an overturning of daily life.
The origin of the
name "Carnival" derives from the word "carne" (meat), the
link with carne would suggest an origin with earlier religions ({carne para
Bal} meat for Baal).
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