Faith is less and less central during Carnival, yet St. Mary's Church is organizing a carnival mass.

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Faith is less and less central during Carnival, yet St. Mary's Church is organizing a carnival mass.

Carnival was originally linked to the Catholic Church's fasting period, says pastor Denis Hendrickx of the St. Mary's Church in Tilburg North. “Carnival was created so that people can party exuberantly before the fast period begins. By releasing all the brakes first, it's easier for people to keep up the 40-day fast until Easter.” According to the pastor, the party is getting bigger but the connection with the fasting period is increasingly blur…