My first trip to New Orleans was during the week of Mardi Gras and it was definitely one of the best weeks of my life. We arrived on February 10th‚ the week before fat Tuesday‚ to find that Mardi Gras festivities were already well underway. I was shocked at how many people I saw. We went to our hotel‚ The Royal Sonesta‚ to check into our room and to get everything situated. Our next stop was The Boot‚ one of the best college bars in America. I found that the area was flooded with campers parked
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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
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Tom Welch Service Article(revised) IT’S MARDI GRAS!!!!! Yes‚ New Orleans’ famous Carnival season is this years’ never-ending party and you’re invited. Mardi Gras‚ famous for its colorful and cultural parades‚ is an experience you can’t go any longer w/out! The Streets are packed with both tourists and Native Louisianans as they celebrate Mardi Gras in full color and sound. . The Huge Parades come flashing down the street we fresh music‚ an explosion of lights‚ and spectacular
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The History of Mardi Gras The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe‚ passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons. From here‚ the traditional revelry of "Boeuf Gras‚" or fatted calf‚ followed France to her colonies. On March 2‚ 1699‚ French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans‚ naming it "Pointe du Mardi Gras" when his men realized
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Mardi Gras And Prohibition If you ever been to Mardi Gras you would know that it is a very upbeat celebration‚ at large celebrations there is usually alcohol‚ but imagine that party without alcohol‚ would people even come? Prohibition was a ban on production‚ and sale of alcoholic beverages between 1920-1933. Mardi Gras is a large celebration in New Orleans that celebrates religious sacrifice‚ and fasting. Mardi Gras and Prohibition are referenced in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Mardi
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New Orleans was left permanently changed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Mardi Gras season presents an opportunity for locals and tourists alike to collaboratively define this new and changed city. Carnival and Mardi Gras day itself can be viewed as theatrical performances in which local New Orleanians and tourists are involved in multiple dramatic interactions to present an ideal city and celebration. These reciprocal interactions between actor and audience result in a certain presentation
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What is your favorite holiday? Christmas‚ Halloween‚ Thanksgiving‚ New Years? I bet if you asked anyone from New Orleans and the surrounding areas‚ their answer would be Mardi Gras. “Party Gras” is the preferred name for most college students. Although the weekend before Mardi Gras day is actually one continuous party‚ there is a much deeper meaning to my favorite holiday. Carnival season is full of rich culture‚ history‚ and happiness. From the mayor’s toast to Rex‚ King of Carnival at Gallier Hall
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Mardi Gras The feast before the fast | | "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday." Traditionally‚ it is the last day for Catholics to indulge—and often overindulge—before Ash Wednesday starts the sober weeks of fasting that come with Lent. Formally known as Shrove Tuesday‚ Mardi gras has long been a time of extravagant fun for European Christians. In the United States‚ Mardi gras draws millions of fun-seekers to New Orleans every year. Mardi gras has been celebrated in New Orleans on a grand scale
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Eat drink and be merry‚ for tomorrow we grow up! In this first chapter‚ we are exposed to a way of life called "Mardi Gras Christianity”. This is a reflection of the way in which many young Christians live their lives. They think they can party today because it is not until tomorrow that they will have to act in a reasonable way; it is not until tomorrow that they will have to grow up. In a way I see this to be true. So many people believe that what they do now will not affect them in the long run;
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home for the Mardi Gras holiday. My leave will span Lundi Gras (Monday)‚ Mardi Gras (Tuesday)‚ and Ash Wednesday. This is a holiday season that lasts a whole week in Louisiana and has been observed by my family simply due to religious and traditional reasons. My home is in Austin‚ Texas and I am of direct Cajun-French Decent. Needless to say‚ this week is a big week for my family. The reason for me missing three week days is that these are really the most important days in the Mardi Gras season. To
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