Mardi Gras
From the wilderness to new life: A guide to Lent for everyone
By Walter Hesford — February 27, 2024
(FaVS) — Lent, a spring festival, offers a chance to cast off the oppression of winter — or the imperial forces of darkness.
In this centuries-old English pancake race, ‘you just have to go flat out’
By Brian Melley and Kwiyeon Ha — February 15, 2024
OLNEY, England (AP) — The race is held the day before the start of Lent, the Christian period of repentance and sacrifice before Easter.
Dancer defends her decision to perform nearly naked in Mardi Gras parade
By Janet Tappin Coelho — February 24, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) The dancer said nudity is relevant to the overall theme of the samba display but that should not 'affect her Christian beliefs.'
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