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Carnival and Fat Thursday

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Difference between Carnival and Fat Thursday

Carnival vs. Fat Thursday

Carnival (see other spellings and names) is a Western Christian and Greek Orthodox festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. Fat ThursdayFetter Donnerstag, Schmotziger Donnerstag; or in areas where carnival is celebrated, Weiberfastnacht; Τσικνοπέμπτη (Tsiknopempti); tłusty czwartek; torkos csütörtök is a traditional Christian feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival.

Similarities between Carnival and Fat Thursday

Carnival and Fat Thursday have 17 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ash Wednesday, Berliner (doughnut), Denmark, Easter, Fasting, France, Laetare Sunday, Lent, Mardi Gras, Maslenitsa, Netherlands, North Rhine-Westphalia, Pączki, Poland, Rhineland, Shrove Tuesday, Tsiknopempti.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer, fasting and repentance.

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Berliner (doughnut)

A Berliner Pfannkuchen (referred to as Berliner for short) is a traditional German pastry similar to a doughnut with no central hole, made from sweet yeast dough fried in fat or oil, with a marmalade or jam filling and usually icing, powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Easter

Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the Book of Common Prayer, "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher and Samuel Pepys and plain "Easter", as in books printed in,, also called Pascha (Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary 30 AD.

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Fasting

Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Laetare Sunday

Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar.

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Lent

Lent (Latin: Quadragesima: Fortieth) is a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later, before Easter Sunday.

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Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday (known as Shrove Tuesday).

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Maslenitsa

Maslenitsa (Мaсленица, Масниця, Масленіца; also known as Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week) is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha (Easter).

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen,, commonly shortened to NRW) is the most populous state of Germany, with a population of approximately 18 million, and the fourth largest by area.

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Pączki

Pączki (singular: pączek; pùrcle; kreple) are filled doughnuts that are typical for Polish cuisine.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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Rhineland

The Rhineland (Rheinland, Rhénanie) is the name used for a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section.

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Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday (also known in Commonwealth countries and Ireland as Pancake Tuesday or Pancake day) is the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated in some countries by consuming pancakes.

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Tsiknopempti

Tsiknopempti (Τσικνοπέμπτη), literally Smelly Thursday, or even Charred, Smoky, or Barbeque Thursday "because of the smell of the grilled meat in the air", is part of the traditional celebrations for Carnival (in Greek: Αποκριά) season in Greece and Cyprus.

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Carnival and Fat Thursday Comparison

Carnival has 676 relations, while Fat Thursday has 42. As they have in common 17, the Jaccard index is 2.37% = 17 / (676 + 42).

References

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