Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras? Whatever! Let's Party!
Mardi Gras! What and when is it? If you've ever wondered this and more keep reading. The origins of this unique Holliday will be revealed along with links to large national Mardi Gras events and Mardi Gras supplies for you to throw your own Mardi Party!
Fat Tuesday! Yes, finally a Holliday you can sink your teeth into! But seriously folks!
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler (French for Let the good times roll!)
First, while celebrating every Tuesday between the week in February and the first week in March just to be safe might be a whole lotta fun, to really celebrate Mardi Gras you'll need to make a simple calculation. If your Catholic you know that Mardi Gras falls on the Tuesday before Lent, Ash Wednesday. For all of us Protestants not steeped in Gregorian calendar lore that would be forty days before Easter.
Mardi Gras! What and when is it? If you've ever wondered this and more keep reading. The origins of this unique Holliday will be revealed along with links to large national Mardi Gras events and Mardi Gras supplies for you to throw your own Mardi Party!
Fat Tuesday! Yes, finally a Holliday you can sink your teeth into! But seriously folks!
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler (French for Let the good times roll!)
First, while celebrating every Tuesday between the week in February and the first week in March just to be safe might be a whole lotta fun, to really celebrate Mardi Gras you'll need to make a simple calculation. If your Catholic you know that Mardi Gras falls on the Tuesday before Lent, Ash Wednesday. For all of us Protestants not steeped in Gregorian calendar lore that would be forty days before Easter.
While many know The Big Easy, New Orleans LA for its raucous Mardi Gras which has been the background for many famous movies through the years, it all started in Mobile Alabama in 1703 and continues to this day. Mobile boasts a "g" rated family friendly celebration with all the fixin's and is sure to be a fun time. While you are there check out the Carnival Mueum !
Mardi gras, or Fat Tuesday has come to represent the entire Carnival Season and all of the celebrations leading up to the sobriety and self sacrifice of the Lenten season. Lent is a season set aside by Catholice during which they give up personal comforts, which can range from candy to more personal spiritual matters, to remind them of Christ's sacrifice and resurrection on Easter.
Want to hold your own Mardi Gras to celebrate Fat Tuesday? Here's a few places you can get Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday supplies. the traditional colors are gold and purple and don't forget the beads, lots o' beads, which you can trade for....guess that depends on whether you go to Mobile or New Orleans! Happy Marid Gras, or Fat Tuesday whatever "floats" your Mardi Gras parade!
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