Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and Lent
Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and Lent
Apr 6, 2025
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Here’s a fun fact about the Lenten season: Mardi Gras was actually invented in Mobile, AL! Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, remains a day of preparation. Join us in tomorrow’s brand new episode of TPO Explains where we discuss Lent! Join us on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. | The Pour Over
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Here’s a fun fact about the Lenten season: Mardi Gras was actually invented in Mobile, AL! Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, remains a day of preparation. Join us in tomorrow’s brand new episode of TPO Explains where we discuss Lent! Join us on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. | The Pour Over
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Mardi Gras also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); 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 in Louisiana In 1875, Governor Warmoth signed the “Mardi Gras Act” making Fat Tues
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Mardi Gras also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); 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 in Louisiana In 1875, Governor Warmoth signed the “Mardi Gras Act” making Fat Tues
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