Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras this year was on February 16

Rio de Janeiro is where the Carnival that's famous throughout Brazil and the world is held. There's a lot of planning that goes into the yearly event. Organizers, participants and spectators enjoy the colors of the costumes, the enthusiasm of the dancers and singers, the excitement of the parades and other events, the rhythm of the music, and the smells of the different cuisines.

The tradition of King Rex has helped define Mardi Gras. King Rex's Proclamation invites his subjects to the grand celebration of Carnival. His royal colors of purple, green, and gold are to this day the colors of Mardi Gras, and the song played in the first Rex parade, "If Ever I Cease to Love," has become Carnival's anthem. King Rex and his Queen have presided over the Rex Ball, Carnival's glittering conclusion since 1872.

A krewe is a group with hereditary membership whose members organize and participate as costumed paraders in annual Mardi Gras

That would be a good idea for decorating at Mardi Gras. You could put masks on the tree and beads.

Boeuf Gras suggests that the day before Lent traces it roots to ancient Greece and Greek mythology. Boeuf Gras or Fat Bull = Fat Tuesday.

United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales), France, Parts of America, Germeny, Isreal, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and parts of the Philippines

This question may not refer to a person but rather to something that follows Mardi Gras. If that is the case, possible answers might include Lent or Ash Wednesday.

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It is French for Fat Tuesday.

Foie gras comes from ducks or geese, specifically from the livers of ducks or geese that have been fattened by force feeding. The practice of force feeding is highly controversial, and several countries, including Germany, Italy and Poland, have banned the practice, although foie gras is still permitted to be imported and sold in those countries. In 2012, California banned both the production and sale of foie gras.

The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb to shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and doing penance. During the week before Lent, sometimes called Shrovetide in English, Christians were expected to go to confession in preparation for the penitential season of turning to God. Shrove Tuesday was the last day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, and noted in histories dating back to 1000 AD. The popular celebratory aspect of the day had developed long before the Protestant Reformation, and was associated with releasing high spirits before the somber season of Lent.

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Mardi Gras does not always start on Tuesday, but ends on Tuesday...hence Mardi Gras (this is French Mardi=Tuesday, Gras=Fat...Fat Tuesday). It is the last day before Ash Wednesday which starts the fasting associated with Lent.

The tradition of throwing beads during Mardi Gras parades dates back to the 1920s. Each parade is put on by a krewe, and the Rex krewe began the tradition of "throws" by tossing out inexpensive glass beads necklaces to entice the crowds. Catching the beads at Mardi Gras became an instant crowd pleaser.

There are a huge number of stores both online and in the "real world" which sell Mardi Gras party supplies. It would be helpful for you to make a list of what constitutes for you "essential" Mardi Gras equipment and work from there. One can look for specialist fancy dress retailers who often have costumes and accessories which are suitable for a Mardi Gras party. If one is looking for specific Mardi Gras food, one can often find this in a supermarket or delicatessen shop.

Mardi Gras is celebrated all over the world.

The most renowned area in the United States is in the south around New Orleans. Mardi Gras is celebrated with lavish parades, balls, and parties in the weeks leading up to Lent.

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purple = justice, green = faith, gold = power

The US city that is famous for its Mardi Gras celebration is New Orleans in Louisiana. Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is celebrated in either February or March of each year. The next Mardi Gras will be held on February 17, 2015.

they wear masks to make themselves look graet also if they cover there faces with masks no one will know who they are after wards so as no audience can ask fo aughto graphs.

The Wednesday after Mardi Gras is referred to as Ash Wednesday. It is the first day of the Catholic Lenten season and is named this because of the custom of marking our foreheads with ashes as a sign of repentance and to remind us of our mortality.

red beans and rice, muffalata, jambalaya and of course king cake

"Carnival" - celebrated in Rio de Janiero, is not the same festival as "Mardi Gras".

they donow but that's because they used to have real valulable coins and whoever got the coin got to be king for a day but that was a long time ago. now there is a babyput in the cake to reprsent baby Jesus.