Mardi Gras

Mardi gras = Shrove Tuesday. Literally 'Fat Tuesday', when we use up our butter, oil and eggs before fasting during le carême (lent). Mardi gras precedes le mercredi des cendres (Ash Wednesday), the first day of lent. 

Traditional fare on mardi gras:

les crèpes

les beignets

les gaufres

mmm.... I'm beginning to salivate and I've only just had breakfast!

Many French towns have carnivals at this time. Here are a few famous ones:

Carnaval de Nice

Carnaval de Limoux

Limoux is a lovely town in south-west France, not far from Carcassonne. Malcolm and I visited Limoux whilst on holiday in Rennes les Bains last year.

Carnaval de Strasbourg

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Write captions in the 'passé composé' for the pictures on pages 1 and 2 of the handout.