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Carnival

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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In Roman Catholic countries the name given to a season of feasting and revelry immediately preceding Lent, akin to the Saturnalia of the Romans.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Carnival'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/carnival.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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