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Carnival, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent The Carnival of Brazil ( Portuguese : Carnaval do Brasil , IPA: [kaʁnaˈvaw] ) is an annual festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent , the forty-day period before Easter. Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Also known as Carnival or Carnaval, it’s celebrated in Mardi Gras in Brazil has its roots in the country’s colonial history. When Brazil was a Portuguese colony, the Portuguese brought the tradition of Carnival with them. Over time, the celebration has evolved and become more elaborate, with intricate costumes and floats. Today, Mardi Gras in Brazil is a major cultural event. Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3] Carnival in Brazil is very different from Mardi Gras in the United States. Mardi Gras is more of a party atmosphere, where people drink and party in the streets. Carnival in Brazil is more of a cultural event, where people dress up in costumes and dance in the streets. During the carnival season, Brazil is most popular place to visit. One of the world's biggest and most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in Brazil. Called carnival, from "carnelevare" meaning "to remove meat," the entire nation turns out for a six-day festival of In Brazil and many other countries, this period between Epiphany and Fat Tuesday is known as Carnival. Mardi Gras is believed to have arrived in North America on March 3, 1699, when the French Belgium's best-known Mardi Gras celebration dates back to the 14th century in the Carnival of Binche, which features the Gilles, a group of about 1,000 men who dress up in linen suits traditionally designed with the colors of the Belgian flag. Brazil In Brazil, Mardi Gras is called Carnival. People dance the Samba, don colorful costumes, buy and sell delicious food, feature detailed floats during parades and more. In France, Mardi Gras is celebrated with one of the largest carnivals in the world - Carnaval de Nice. But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Social organizations called krewes host balls and stage parade floats. Each krewe has a “royal court” with kings, queens, dukes, and duchesses. Like Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Brazil’s Mardi Gras is the climax of Carnival season and is celebrated the day before the Christian season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. In French, Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday,” another name for Also called Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, is usually the last day of Carnival, a week- to month-long celebration in Christian, mostly Roman Catholic, tradition. Mardi Gras is a presented as a great festival, a boisterous carne vale --or "good-bye to the flesh"--that serves as the last sowing of wild oats before the onset of the sober season of The first Mardi Gras celebration in America was celebrated in 1703 in the settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile. Mardi Gras was celebrated soon after the city of New Orleans was founded in 1718 While Mardi Gras is celebrated in various forms around the world, it is most famously associated with New Orleans, Louisiana. Over the centuries, Mardi Gras in New Orleans has evolved into a grand and extravagant celebration, deeply rooted in the city’s unique blend of French, African, Spanish, and Caribbean cultures. Mardi Gras, however, is a single-day event that takes place on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. However, the festivities leading up to Mardi Gras can start as early as Twelfth Night (January 6th), making the entire Mardi Gras season a prolonged period of celebration. Mardi Gras has its origins in medieval Europe, especially in France and Italy. The tradition was brought to the United States by French explorers in the 17th century. It became widely celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, where it has grown into the famous festival we know today. Why is it called “Mardi Gras”? The Carnival season there opens on Twelfth Night (also called Epiphany, which is observed on January 6) and climaxes with the Mardi Gras festivities commencing 10 days before Shrove Tuesday. This period is filled with citywide revelry and elaborate parades, both day and night, building up to Mardi Gras and the Rex parade. Mardi Gras is the climax of Carnival season and is celebrated the day before the Christian season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. In French, Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday,” another name for The season of floats, parades and parties leading up to Mardi Gras is called Carnival. The Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is considered the largest in the world. In Columbia
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