Posted by Bob Taylor on February 18, 2015, 2:10 am, in reply to "Shrove Tuesday"
Edited by board administrator February 19, 2015, 9:25 am
As we know Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday when feasting is in order prior to the forthcoming Ash Wednesday. But why do they use this French term in Rio, a Portuguese-speaklng city? Thanks