Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, which is known as "Fat Tuesday" is the last day of carnival season. The Mardi Gras of 2012 falls on Tuesday, February 21. In English, it is known as "Shrove Tuesday". Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" but in English it is known as "Shrove Tuesday". It is an event of carnival celebrations beginning on the day before Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Gras falls between February 3 to March 8 and Mardi Gras of 2012 falls on February 21 on Tuesday. Mardi Gras refers to the practice of eating richer, fatty and heavy foods before the ritual feast Lenten season starts on Ash Wednesday. People are celebrating Mardi Gras for a week long in various cities. It is widely popular in cities like Sinaloa in Mexico, Sydney in Australia, Port of Spain in Trinidad, New Orlando and Louisiana, United States. Carnival is an important celebration in European countries like United Kingdom and Ireland, the week before the Shrove Tuesday.

It is famous for its popular celebratory aspects as, people eat Pancake as a traditional food on this occasion. There are some traditional breads and fried breads made with sugar, fat and eggs are also eaten by in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. In Germany, Mardi Gras is called as Karneval or Fastnacht, which means "the eve of the beginning of fast" and they celebrate the day before Ash Wednesday. In Belgium, the Mardi Gras is celebrated as the" Carnival of Binche". On this day, you will find more than 1000 Gilles are dancing from morning to evening.