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Mardi Gras (), also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English , refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday . is French for Fat Tuesday , reflecting the practice of the last night of e

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