1. Mardi Gras Is not Only a Religious Holiday… It is also a Family Affair It never ceases to amaze me how many people arrive at their first ever Mardi Gras festival and exclaim, “well, there certainly a lot of kids here!” This is because many people are more accustomed to the seedy and salacious Mardi Gras that has been propagated by drunk and misbehaving tourists visiting New Orleans.
The important thing to remember is that Mardi Gras is only one day out of a month-long festival. Mardi Gras, which is French for “Fat Tuesday” is only one day and an important holiday in Louisiana.
Carnival is actually a feast of meats, sweets and drinks and completed right before the Liturgical Lenten, a 40 day period of fasting right before Easter Sunday.
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