Well, really, who knew? Lots of people, I’m sure, but I never realized that in Greece, the week preceding Lent is called “Apokreos”, which like its French counterpart,”Mardi Gras”, means without meat. It is Carnival, a celebration full of festivities, parties, and masquerades before the fasting of Lent. In Latin the roots of the word […]
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