Carnevale literally translated means `goodbye meat` from the Latin (carne=meat and vale=goodbye). Carnevale are the traditional Christian celebrations and feast right before the start of the Christian period of Lent. Lent is the six weeks period before Easter during which one maintains a frugal diet, thus giving up eating meat. Carnevale, the It..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnevale