New Year’s Eve
Sir,—The argument (January 9) as to whether two bands or a full-blown carnival constitute a “real Mardi Gras” at New Year is nonsensical, because “Mardi Gras” is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. According to my encyclopaedia, the name means “Fat Tuesday” and during the Middle Ages the day was “a time of merrymaking before the fasting, etc., of Lent.” I would hazard a guess that New Zealand is the only place where Shrove Tuesday is celebrated at New Year, but at least it is different! — Yours, etc., JAN VERNON. Geraldine, January 9, 1987.
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