Mardi Gras is the last night when you can eat fatty foods. It is associated with the penitential season before Spring. Is the same ritual as with Carnival.
People get dress with funny costumes in some countries.
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When is celebrated Carnival?
It is celebrated six weeks before Easter. It is forbidden to eat rich foods, such meat, dairy, fat and sugar.
Carnival is a manifestation of European culture and also a Christian tradition. It is know as Saturnalia too as an ancient Roman festivity. And you can see people wearing masks.
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