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Today is Fat Tuesday!
Thanks to coolquiz.com, here is a information for y'all!
"Fat Tuesday is Mardi Gras, the festival New Orleans, Louisiana, is famous for. "Gras" is French for fat and "Mardi" is French for Tuesday.
The annual festivities start on January 6, the Twelfth Night Feast of the Epiphany, when the three kings are supposed to have visited the Christ Child, and build to a climax on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, which always occurs on the day before Ash Wednesday. The parties and parades will continue until Lent begins at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday.
Mardi Gras is a legal holiday in New Orleans. It is scheduled to occur 46 days before Easter. Since the actual date Easter occurs on changes yearly, Mardi Gras can happen on any Tuesday between February 3 and March 9.
For two centuries it has been an annual event in New Orleans, except during the two World Wars."
Ever wondered why Purple, Gold and Green are the colors of Mardi Gras? Holidays.net explains:
The official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold These colors were chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He chose these colors to stand for the following:
Purple represents justice
Green stands for faith
Gold stands for power
Learn more about Mari Gras at Wikipedia.
"Let the Good Times Roll!!!!"
posted by C.C. @ 8:55 AM
2 Comments:
Yes! And always remember the King cake al "chrome dome Powell" that we used to partake. So for the next forty days you must dance and sing like a zydeco mosher. When you see the Easter Bunny(aka Barak Obama) ask him intently: "Is the Hokey-Pokey really what it's all about?" Say Hi to JO Jo when you see her.
Woo hoo! Did you get some beads this year? :) I went to a party, but other than the festive decorations and cake from New Orleans, it was kind of lame...lol.
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