Synonyms for mardi gras
ˈmɑr di ˌgrɑ, ˈgrɑmar·di gras

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1. Mardi Grasnoun

   Synonyms:
   Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday, Pancake Day

2. Mardi Grasnoun

   The day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday.

   Synonyms:
   Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday, Pancake Day

3. Mardi Grasnoun

   The last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy would be out of place for Christians.

   Synonyms:
   Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Pancake Tuesday

4. Mardi Grasnoun

   A carnival.

   Synonyms:
   Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Pancake Tuesday

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1. Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, pancake daynoun

   the last day before Lent

   Synonyms:
   pancake day

2. Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesdaynoun

   a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans

   Synonyms:
   pancake day

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1. • Christian Holy Day
   • Carnival

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1. Jay Connaughton:

   We are shocked that Facebook would censor the king cake baby, one of the quintessential traditions of the Mardi Gras culture, obviously the folks at Facebook have never tasted the sweet deliciousness of a traditional or filled King Cake. If they had, they would understand the deep passion that runs in Louisiana for king cakes of all varieties, and the little babies that live inside them.

2. Megan Joy:

   I didn’t think I was starting a Mardi Gras krewe. Here I am, i’ve got myself a second full-time job.

3. David Guas:

   King cake is to Mardi Gras as pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving — without it, the holiday just would not be the same ! Every table in every home, office, cafeteria and lounge will be graced by a king cake at some point between Twelfth Night on Jan. 6, and Fat Tuesday, when Lent begins.

4. Sherrana McGee-Stemley:

   The cycle doesn't end at Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, we know how to throw parades, so we have them all year long. Now we're getting ready for St. Patrick's Day.

5. Rebekah Gee:

   It's a highly infectious virus and Mardi Gras happened when the virus was in the United States but before the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and national leaders had really educated the public or even acknowledged the extent to which it was in the U.S., we had the president saying, 'It's just a few people, don't worry about it.'.