Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Mardi Gras!



TARDIGRAS = Mardi Gras by Tarakanita


Hmm..Mardi Gras?

Traditionally :

Mardi Gras is a parade to celebrate Catholic's Easter. Started with Sunday before Ash Wednesday untill Ash Wednesday itself.
Mardi Gras is celebrate in Europe, United States of America, South America, and Carribean. But the most famous one is in New Orleans, Louisiana (US), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Venice (Italy).
Mardi Gras in French means Fat Tuesday.

Nowadays:

Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday celebrated in many of the southern states of USA. People there enjoy this celebration by going to the town par
ades where they catch beads, doubloons, cups, and trinkets that are all thrown from floats.
They have masquerade balls and dress up in costumes for these events. King Cakes are eaten during this holiday. Mardi Gras is known as the biggest free show on earth.



MUST WEAR ITEM IN MARDI GRAS (and maybe TARDIGRAS? hehe)

colour : PURPLE, GREEN, GOLD
food : KING CAKES
item : MASK, COSTUMES, HAT, BALOONS, BEADS, etc



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