2, the festival had a close relationship with Easter. Easter was preceded by a 40-day Lent, or Lent. Lent, people banned entertainment, meat, reflection, repentance in honor of Easter three days before the crucifixion of Jesus, life is solemn and dull, so in the first three days of the beginning of Lent, people will be held exclusively in banquets, dances, parades, indulgence and joy, so there is a Mardi Gras said. Nowadays there are not many people adhere to the Lent and other rules and regulations, but the traditional carnival activities have been preserved, and become an important festival of people express people's aspirations for happiness and freedom.