{"id":43888,"date":"2024-01-21T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=43888"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:52:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T15:52:10","slug":"mardi-gras-and-carnaval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/mardi-gras-and-carnaval\/","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Gras and Carnaval."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dunkerque_carnaval.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39053\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditionally meat was banished from the diet during Lent.  As was sugar, ingredients containing fat, eggs and dairy products. 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