Essay On Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is one of biggest holiday’s in New Orleans, and is on legal in New Orleans. It is celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, also known as Fat Tuesday to the French. People would eat as much as possible before fasting for Lent. Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 when the French explorer Iberville sailed into the Gulf of Mexico. He made the West bank of the Mississippi river his new home. During that time Mardi Gras was being celebrated in France, in honor of this important day. Iberville named this site Point du Mardi Gras. Many people view Mardi Gras as this big party full of food and drink. A time where everyone gets drunk, and pass out in the streets of New Orleans from all the fun. Mardi Gras is really about slowing down, being with family and watching thousands of dancers, musicians and revelers take over the city. As this is a family fun filled event, beware of the nudity. The nudity remains in the streets of the French Quarter “The farther down you go, the rowdier it get’s”. Many often relate Mardi Gras with
Both involve food, colorful decorations, parades, and viewed as a way to honor the occasions of drinking. Just as Mardi Gras honor the colors of purple, gold, and green, Cinco De Mayo honors the colors green, red, and white. Green represents hope, white stands for purity, and red symbolizes the color of blood for those that died fighting for Mexican independence. Even though Mardi Gras is only legal in Louisiana, Cinco De Mayo is celebrated as a national holiday in Mexico. Mardi Gras is celebrated in honor of lent where the French would eat as much as possible before fasting for lent. Cinco De Mayo is celebrated in honor of the battle of Puebla. This battle was where Mexicans tried to fight out the French troops. This battle did not run away the French troops but over 1,000 French troops were killed. The battle of Puebla marked Mexican resistance to foreign