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Mardi Gras
(mɑːʳdi grɑː)
uncountable noun
Mardi Gras is the Christian festival of Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, which people in some places celebrate by wearing colourful costumes and dancing through the streets.
Mardi Gras in British English
(ˈmɑːdɪ ˈɡrɑː)
noun
the festival of Shrove Tuesday, celebrated in some cities with great revelry
Word origin
French: fat TuesdayMardi Gras in American English
(ˈmɑrdiˌgrɑ)
US
1.
Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent: it is a day of merrymaking and carnival, as in New Orleans, often marking the climax of a carnival period
2.
carnival (sense 1)
Word origin
Fr, lit., fat TuesdayImage ofMardi Gras
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Chinese translation of 'Mardi Gras'
Mardi Gras
(mɑːdɪˈɡrɑː)
- see culture note Mardi GrasMardi Gras
Mardi Gras 是在基督教的 Shrove Tuesday (忏悔星期二) 举行的狂欢节，即在 Lent (大斋节)开始的前一天。复活节之前的40天为 Lent，基督徒有在这个期间斋戒的传统。Mardi Gras 的名称来自法语，原意为 fat Tuesday，因为在这一天，人们在斋戒前要吃掉所有油腻的食物。在某些地方，比如美国新奥尔良的南部城市，这天是人们纵情狂欢的时刻，人们穿上五颜六色的盛装，在街头载歌载舞。
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