What Is Carnevale?

Francesca Di Meglio
2 min readFeb 16, 2021

Italy’s best party, known to others as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, is all about the food for Italian families.

A plate of lasagne is the ideal treat for Carnevale, which is Italian for Mardi Gras. Photo by Francesca Di Meglio

Carnevale is the way Italians refer to the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In normal times, the people in Venice take to the streets. They wear elegant and detailed masks, feast on decadent food, and toast the good life.

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Francesca Di Meglio

Francesca Di Meglio is a veteran reporter who has worked for Bloomberg Businessweek and Ladies’ Home Journal. Visit francescaandantonio.com for her blog.