tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583597359322684288.post1175269392365262894..comments2024-01-05T22:32:42.805-08:00Comments on Life and children and food: Its Carnival (Fasching zeit) time..SGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04659894260547396311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583597359322684288.post-77602415016388125402010-02-15T07:24:26.089-08:002010-02-15T07:24:26.089-08:00:-) Veeds I just loved your tid-bit and thanks for...:-) Veeds I just loved your tid-bit and thanks for sharing the same..I never really checked the meaning of Carnival in Wiki assuming that I knew what it meant...SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659894260547396311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583597359322684288.post-67470018386953205732010-02-15T06:14:43.109-08:002010-02-15T06:14:43.109-08:00Awesome post... I really loved the color of the ca...Awesome post... I really loved the color of the carnival. <br />An interesting tid-bit: Carnival's etymology as per Wiki, comes from the late Latin expression carne vale, which means "farewell to meat", signifying that those were the last days when one could eat meat before the fasting of Lent. That's why most of these carnivals are just before Lent!Veedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07057737686670144035noreply@blogger.com