The historical origins of Mardi Gras are much debated, but many of its traditions seem to have their roots in early Celtic Christian rituals in ancient Gaul, Ireland, and Scotland—which, in turn, seem to have even earlier Greek and Egyptian antecedents.Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is a celebration of life’s excesses before the austere self-sacrifices of the Christian season of …
Mardi Gras
The historical origins of Mardi Gras are much debated, butmany of its traditions seem to have their roots in early Celtic Christianrituals in ancient Gaul, Ireland, and Scotland—which, in turn, seem to haveeven earlier Greek and Egyptian antecedents….