Understanding Mardi Gras
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Understanding Mardi Gras
Understanding Mardi Gras
Adam SAULNIER explains what the words Mardi Gras and Carnival mean in the history of Christianity. He also returns to the older role of the mask in the carnival tradition and tells the dramatic anecdote of the "Bal des ardents" linked to King Charles VI and which took place in 1393. Various illustrations accompany his remarks.
01
min
44
sec
File : Mardi gras
Publication date : 24 February 1977
Reference:
I22054951
Credits:
Producteur: Télévision Française 1 - Journalist : Saulnier, Adam
Origin:
The Special Holiday News - Producteur: Télévision Française 1
Licence:
Turnkey
Reference:I22054951
Credits:Journalist : Saulnier, Adam
Licence:
Turnkey