How is the date of Mardi Gras determined each year?

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Solidsurface

Mardi Gras is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Whenever Ash Aednesday is, Mardi Gras is the day before

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pjchik

Lent is 40 days long (not counting Sundays) So, to figure out Mardi Gras' date (for a particular year) first you have to find out what date Easter is falling on. Count back 40 days from the day before Easter (excluding Sundays.) You should have landed on a Wednesday; then you count 1 more and that'll be Mardi Gras. Hope this helps :D

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