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The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.

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In the UK, it is known as Shrove Tuesday.

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"Shrove" comes from the obsolete "shrive," which is about confession.

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In means Fat Tuesday. It's kinda odd but its in French so Mardi means Tuesday and Gras means fat. So Fat Tuesday

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Mardi Gras translates as "Fat Tuesday" in English.

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Fat Tuesday

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