Fat Tuesday (known as the French - Mardi Gras ) Originally was the preparation for the coming of Lent and Easter. During Lent, believers were not to eat any animal products - meat, milk, eggs, butter, etc. So, Fat Tuesday became the day to eat these items and use them up before Lent Began. Of course, like so many other things, it has become a day of indulgence, and for some people, a day of hedonism. Anyone who has observed a Mardi Gras parade knows what I talking about.
Ash Wednesday is the day after Fat Tuesday and the first day of Lent. It is a Christian Holy Day of repentance, fasting, and prayer. Many denominations apply a cross made of ashes on the forehead. Ash Wednesday is observed by many Christians, including Anglicans, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Old Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and some Baptists.
Because it is the first day of Lent, many Christians, on Ash Wednesday, often begin marking a Lenten calendar, praying a Lenten daily devotional, and abstaining from a luxury that they will not partake in until Easter Sunday arrives.
Do you have a memory or experience pertaining to either Fat Tuesday or Ash Wednesday? Write it down. Can you make it into a story, poem, or memoir? We'd love to hear it.
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