Just wondering.
2007-02-17 18:36:09 · 4 answers · asked by Girly♥ 7 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New Orleans
*Ya Mardi Gras
2007-02-18 04:31:00 · update #1
I take it you mean Mardi Gras. It means "Fat Tuesday" in French and is the day before Ash Wednesday.
.Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, during which Catholics traditionally fast in preparation for Holy week, Good Friday and Easter.
Thus the day before Lent is the last opportunity to party and eat well prior to forty days of fasting and religious observance.
In New Orleans this has become a party in the streets with parades and floats and an emphasis on drunken reveling by college students or people pretending to be college students.
2007-02-17 18:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by Rillifane 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mardi gras, is a party that celebrates the last day before the onset of lent, so for some reason, catholics thought you should enter a time of prayer and light fasting by going out with a bang on a week of depraved parties, nudity and total drunkeness. dont ya love religion?
2007-02-18 02:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
MARDI GRAS MEAN FAT TUESDAY.....WHICH IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE THREE WISEMEN RIGHT BEFORE THE ASH WEDNESDAY.MARDI GRAS IS THE ENDING OF LENT SEASON.
BUTTTTTT ITS ALSO A NEW ORLEANS TRADITION FOR A LONG TIME .....
WE GET CRAZY SCREAMING AT FLOATS FOR BEADS AND SOME GET DRUNK
ITS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLE NOLA
DID U KNOW THE KINGCAKE IS A SYMBOL OF THE THREE WISEMEN (THE THREE COLORS) AND THE LIL PLASTIC BABY IS A SYMBOL OF THE MESSISSIAH (BABY JESUS) THATS WHY ITS A KING CAKE......
HOPE U CAN COME SEE IT ONE DAY ........BE PREPARED TO GET BOMBED WITH THROWS..
2007-02-18 10:49:35 · answer #3 · answered by Saints Fan 100% N.0.l.A. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a celebration where people can either get a kiss or good sex.
2007-02-18 02:43:50 · answer #4 · answered by Cant stop thinking 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋