köken: From Middle High German vaschanc, vaschang, from a conflation of unattested Old High German *vastganc (“exuberant goings-on at a carnival”) (exact cognate of Old English fastgang (“fasting; Shrove Tuesday”)) and *vastschanc (“serving of the fasting drink, esp. before the start of Lent”) (from a component *vast related to Proto-Germanic *fastāną (“to observe, fast, abstain”) + Schank (“a…
Mardi Gras: the last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy could be out of place for Christians · a person dressed up in a ridiculous disguise
köken: Literally, “fat Tuesday”.
Les Gilles, richement costumé, défilant le jour du mardi gras dans les rues de la ville.
köken: laskea + -iainen. Most likely, the sense of laskea used here is “to go down, descend”, referring to 'going down', i.e. entering Lent; it may also be used in the sense “to let” (i.e. 'letting Lent begin') or, less likely, “to count” for counting the number of days in Lent. Swedish fastlag may also have influenced the word formation due to the similar sound.
Shrovetide (the time before Lent) · A carneval-like celebration in some Northern European countries during Shrovetide
çekim: tamlayan fastelavns
köken: From Old Danish fastelaghen, borrowed from Middle Low German vastelāvent, vastāvent, a compound of vasten (“Lent”) + āvent (“evening”), the former from Old Saxon *fastōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fastēn (“to fast”). See also German Fastelovend (Cologne). Faroese føstulávint/fastalávint and Swedish fastlag are also borrowed from Low German.
Shrovetide (days immediately preceding Lent, which are traditionally considered a festive occasion, marked by parades and carnivals) · mask (person wearing a mask, or disguised for a carnival)
çekim: çoğul entroidos
köken: Attested since the 13th century (entroydo). Inherited from Latin introitus, "entering", referred to the year. Cognate with Portuguese entrudo, Mirandese antruido and Asturian antroxu.
Et darnos edes vos e as ditas vosas vozes por dereitura cada ano pola festa dentroydo hua boa galina
et daredes en cada huun anno huun par de gallinas ãã dita oveença por cada dia de domingo de Entroydo