Chasing away winter: Tiny Appalachian town starts Lent
Revelers wearing masks and costumes march in a parade during the 2012 Fasnacht in Helvetia, W.Va. Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, the descendants of Swiss and German immigrants have Fasnacht, which like Mardi Gras, is a last hurrah before Lent as well as chasing away winter.
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Chasing away winter: Tiny Appalachian town starts Lent.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – New Orleans has Mardi Gras. Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, the descendants of Swiss and German immigrants have Fasnacht. It’s far smaller and much colder, but it’s more than just a last hurrah before Lent.
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