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Pouring ak Mardi gra chak tonbe egzakteman yon mwa anvan yon gwo, petèt nan gwo obsèvans relijye nan tradisyon respektif yo. chak sèvi, paradoksal, kòm yon entwodiksyon ridikil nan yon peryòd de gravite gwo twou san fon relijye. Pou kretyen, depase nan Grès Madi sèvi kòm yon priz pou deklarasyon pwòp tèt ou ak satisfaksyon pwòp tèt ou anvan peryòd la nan Karèm, with its prolonged period of self denial and even self mortification.
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Purim and Mardi Gras each fall exactly one month before a major, perhaps the major religious observance of their respective traditions. Each serves, paradoxically, as a farcical introduction to a period of deep religious seriousness. For Christians, the excess of Fat Tuesday serves as an outlet for self assertion and self gratification before the period of Lent, with its prolonged period of self denial and even self mortification.