Mardis Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. In the Christian faith, it's the last chance to eat all those yummy indulgent foods before beginning a 40-day fast that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...
(Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French) It is a festive day of glutinous indulgence, reflecting the practice of the last night of consuming rich, fatty foods ahead of the long Christian season ...