In Munich and Bavaria, Fasching (as Carnival is called) begins on Epiphany (January 6), but in Cologne and the Rhineland it begins on November 11 at 11:11 AM. In France, it is celebrated only on the day before Ash Wednesday (thus Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday).
Reconstruction refers to the period, generally dated from 1865 to 1877, during which the nationâs laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee the basic rights of the former slaves, and biracial governments came to power throughout the defeated Confederacy.
Full Definition of RECONSTRUCTION. 1. a: the action of reconstructing: the state of being reconstructed b often capitalized: the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War. 2. : something reconstructed. See reconstruction defined for English-language learners.