Brazilian Carnival
Brazilian festival
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The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. Wikipedia
2024 date: Afternoon, February 10 – midday, February 14
Also called: Carnaval
Ends: Ash Wednesday midday (46 days before Easter)
Related to: Carnival, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent
Significance: Celebration prior to fasting season of Lent
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