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February 5, 2008

For some, just a few hours left to fill up before fasting

AP photo / Alex Brandon
A strand of beads flies from the King's Jesters float during the Rex Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans today as that city caps its pre-Lenten revels.

It's not too late to stock up on a stack of pancakes tonight.

But be sure you drizzle them with sugar, syrup or honey, for the full Fat Tuesday -- also known as Mardi Gras and Shrove Tuesday -- affect.

The idea, projo.com blogger Sheila Lennon finds, is not so much to eat pancakes but to fill up on and get rid of rich foods on the last day before Lent in the Roman Catholic calendar.

According to bbc.com, that included pancake ingredients eggs and butter, which it says were among foods that used to be forbidden during Lent.

Ash Wednesday, a day of repentance and fasting, is tomorrow, marking the official start of the 40 days of Lent.

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