Mardi Gras also known as Fat Tuesday-Carnival celebrations

What is Fat Tuesday?
As the name suggest it is the day where people eat lots and lots of rich fatty food,drinks and everything you can see in the house.It is celebrated the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.Fat Tuesday is not observed nationally throughout the United States but is celebrated in a grand fashion in the traditionally ethnic French cities and regions. Fat Tuesday is also referred popularly as Mardi Gras 

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