Carnival
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Masopust, fashank, ostatky and šibřinky were all feast days in the past, periods when we should eat well, because the forty-day period of lent, which ends on Easter, followed these feast days. In the past Carnival (masopust) began on Epiphany and continued until Ash Wednesday. It culminated in the Masopust (carnival) celebrations linked to a ceremonial masked parade.
Author: Dana Jakešová
Added: 22.02.10
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