Here's a short story:

The term Carnival is traditionally used in areas with a large Catholic presence. However, the Philippines, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, does not celebrate Carnival anymore since the dissolution of the Manila Carnival after 1939, the last carnival in the country. In historically Lutheran countries, the celebration is known as Fastelavn, and in areas with a high concentration of Anglicans and Methodists, pre-Lenten celebrations, along with penitential observances, occur on Shrove Tuesday. In Eastern Orthodox nations, Maslenitsa is celebrated during the last week before Great Lent. In German-speaking Europe and the Netherlands, the Carnival season traditionally opens on 11/11 (often at 11:11 a.m.). This dates back to celebrations before the Advent season or with harvest celebrations of St. Martin's Day. 

Traditionally a carnival feast was the last opportunity to eat well before the time of food shortage at the end of the winter during which one was limited to the minimum necessary. On what nowadays is called vastenavond (the days before fasting) all the remaining winter stores of lard, butter and meat which were left would be eaten, for it would soon start to rot and decay. The selected livestock had in fact already been slaughtered in November and the meat would be no longer preservable. All the food that had survived the winter had to be eaten to assure that everyone was fed enough to survive until the coming spring would provide new food sources. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What is a carnival feast?
Guess: an opportunity to eat well

Question: Why would they need to do this?
Guess: before a food shortage

Question: when is there likely to be a shortage?
Guess: the end of the winter

Question: what is vastenavond
Guess: the days before fasting

Question: what types of foods were consumed
Guess: lard, butter and meat

Question: Which countries celebrate Carnival
Guess: Eastern Orthodox nations

Question: Do the Phillipines celebrate?
Guess: no

Question: When did they stop?
Guess: after 1939

Question: What was the last carnival there called?
Guess: Manila Carnival

Question: What do Lutheran countries call it?
Guess: Fastelavn

Question: what is Shrove Tuesday?
Guess: unknown

Question: When does the carnival season traditionally start?
Guess: on 11/11

Question: What does it coincide with?
Guess: harvest celebrations

Question: How did they get meat?
Guess: slaughtered livestock

Question: When did they do that?
Guess: in November

Question: Why did they have to eat it quickly?
Guess: it would rot

Question: When would they get abundant food sources again?
Guess: spring

Question: Where is the term Carnival most recognized from?
Guess: areas with a large Catholic presence

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Was the Phillipines Catholic

yes