Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras translates to "Fat Tuesday" in French.

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• False

Mardi Gras is on...

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent

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• False

What is another name for Mardi Gras?

• Carnival

• Pancake Day

Mardi Gras is the first day of Carnival.

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• False

People on the floats throw strings of ..... into the crowd during the carnival parade

• flowers

• colourful beads

In New Orleans people used to have a large dance called a ball.

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• False

What is King Cake ?

• A sugary dessert that has a plastic baby inside

• A pancake with honey

Whoever finds the plastic baby will have good luck and success

• True

• False

The traditional colours of Mardi Gras are....

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• Gold

• Red

• Purple

• Green