The riotous revelry roars right past Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) when red-costumed children star as devils, to its peak on Ash Wednesday.
( ( The riotous ) ( revelry ( ( ( ( roars ( right ( past ( ( ( Mardi Gras ) ( -LRB- ( ( Shrove Tuesday ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( when ( ( red-costumed children ) ( star ( as devils ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( to ( ( its peak ) ( on ( Ash Wednesday ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNS riotous)) (ADVP (RB revelry)) (VP (VBZ roars) (ADJP (JJ right) (PP (IN past) (NP (NP (NNP Mardi) (NNP Gras)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP Shrove) (NNP Tuesday)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (JJ red-costumed) (NNS children)) (VP (VB star) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS devils))))))))) (, ,) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN peak)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP Ash) (NNP Wednesday)))))) (. .)))
Mardi Gras is only the more common name because it is not specifically linked to religion.
( ( Mardi Gras ) ( ( ( ( is only ) ( the ( ( more common ) name ) ) ) ( because ( it ( ( is not ) ( specifically ( linked ( to religion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Mardi) (NNP Gras)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB only)) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ common)) (NN name)) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (VP (ADVP (RB specifically)) (VBN linked) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN religion)))))))) (. .)))