Winter Garden Magazine February 2016 - Daniel & Mindy Hungerford | Page 38

This Tuesday, February 9th is Mardi
Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday
and Carnival. It is the season leading up (and the day prior to) to the
Christian period of Lent – the 40 days
of penance between Ash Wednesday
and Easter Sunday. Traditionally,
it was a time to binge on all of the
meat, eggs, milk and cheeses which
remained in homes preparing for a
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