Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is a festival held the day before Ash Wednesday,signifying the end the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent.Lent is a time in which Christians are supposed to be quiet and thoughtful,preparing themselves for Ester.They should pray a lot,give money to Charities and give up some of the things they might otherwise do for pleasure.
During Mardi Gras,almost everyone takes part in celebrating with lavish parades and parties.Many different people celebrate Mardi Gras in their own way.Some people have small parties and eat many of the tasty pastries and some people have huge parties and and celebrate in a big way.Some of the pastries they eat are called "king's cake","hot cross buns",punchskis" and "tricolor scrolls".They are many more things that other people eat but these are the basic American ones.There are so many different parades and kinds of celebration.
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