Lent excess before Lent begins. Some of the most famous are the Carnival of Barranquilla, the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Carnival of Venice, Cologne Carnival, the New Orleans Mardi Gras, the Rio de Janeiro carnival, and the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. The day immediately preceding Lent is variously called Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday"), Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday. Sometimes, it is the peak of the pre-Lenten festival, while sometimes it is largely occupied with preparations for Lent. The observances vary from culture to culture, and even from town to town. Originally, in Lebanon and Syria, the last Thursday
Shrove Tuesday: The Legend of Pancake Marion ride into your darkest fears. "Shrove Tuesday" won Best British Film at Horror UK's 28 Hours Later film festival, Best Experimental Short at South Africa's Horror Fest V, and Best Mythic Film at Vampire Film Festival, New Orleans. The film has been screened at the New York City Horror Film Festival, and The Spooky Movie Film Festival in Washington DC. Shrove Tuesday: The Legend of Pancake Marion Shrove Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday: The Legend Of Pancake Marion, is a short film, stylistically based on the fairytales created by the Brothers Grimm. It was produced in the United Kingdom