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In this painting, Carnival is personified by Dutch peasants who wield a large sausage, skewered birds, a beer tankard, and assorted cooking implements as weapons. Lent is embodied by a mob of clerics, including a monk who swings a bundle of dried codfish. Mock battles between them, symbolizing the struggle between excess and abstinence, often formed part of popular celebrations that heralded the start of Lent.
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