Happy Fat Tuesday!
Happy Shrove Tuesday!
Happy Mardi Gras!
It is also the day before
Ash Wednesday, called Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. Traditionally,
it is the last day for Christians to indulge before the sober weeks of fasting
that come with Lent. Formally known as Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras has
long been a time of extravagant fun for European Christians. In many southern
states of the USA Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday. The most famous
celebration takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has been celebrated there
on a grand scale, with masked balls and colorful parades, since French settlers
arrived in the early 1700s.
On April 17th, 1958, His
Holiness Pope Pius XII confirmed the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus on Shrove
Tuesday (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday) for all the dioceses and religious
orders who would ask for the Indult from Rome in order to celebrate it. You can
learn more about this devotion at Holy Face Devotion and at the Holy Face Association.
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