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Yay, Pancakes and King Cake!!! lovethis
What do you have planned for Mardi Gras today??
What do you have planned for Mardi Gras today??
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We might paint with green, yellow, and purple later, and I'm thinking of making crepes for lunch if I can decide on a lunchy filling for them.
For dinner though, I'm making dirty rice, Cajun chicken, and a King's Cake (minus the naked plastic baby,
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:::: Yeah, I figured the 6 or so naked baby dolls in the nursery center would fill in for that already....
They WILL NOT keep clothes on them....
I did the shrimp & sausage jambalaya (yellow and red peppers, no bell
) and sweet corn bread for lunch.
I wanted gumbo, oysters and crab claws, but was afraid the kids would not be so adventurous... Ah, but the weekend is coming and DH will be back by then lovethis.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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Ok, I am just gonna throw this out there (please excuse my ignorance...I am a Yankee through and through...
) but WHAT is the point of Mardi Gras? What are some traditions and typical ways to celebrate?
As a kid, the only time we even heard about it was they would sometimes mention it on the morning news and that was it. In all honesty, the ONLY thing I really know about it is (omg..this is embarrassing
) if women show their "you-know-whats" they get colorful beads. ::
So since you are from the south, PLEASE EDUCATE ME!!
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I started noticing/caring about Mari Gras when we would have crepes in class on this day in French class in high school.
Wow that was an awful sentence.
Anyway, New Orleans takes it to a new level, but many places celebrate Mardi Gras; everyone has their own style, but most center around eating rich, fatty food (hence the term Fat Tuesday, which is what Mardi Gras actually means, Mardi= Tuesday, Gras = Fat) before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
There are big Mardi Gras celebrations in most nations that are predominantly Christian.
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:Ok, I am just gonna throw this out there (please excuse my ignorance...I am a Yankee through and through...) but WHAT is the point of Mardi Gras? What are some traditions and typical ways to celebrate?
As a kid, the only time we even heard about it was they would sometimes mention it on the morning news and that was it. In all honesty, the ONLY thing I really know about it is (omg..this is embarrassing) if women show their "you-know-whats" they get colorful beads. ::
So since you are from the south, PLEASE EDUCATE ME!!::::: You have it confused with the New Orleans drama/drunk parade.... That seems to be more the "spring break" type crowds.
Mardi Gras was started in Mobile, Al. as a French Catholic Tradition to mark the beginning of LENT. Today is actually the LAST day of Mardi Gras (it started in November). You use up all your sugars and starches before the fast...so pancakes and cakes galore.
Now, it is more about celebrating the end of Winter and kicking off a prosperous, exciting spring.
Justice (purple), Faith (green) and Power (gold). I think the wearing of so much black is about making the fanny look smaller after eating all that cake....but don't quote me on it.
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Well now, THAT makes a lot more sense than what I knew about it...::::::: You have it confused with the New Orleans drama/drunk parade.... That seems to be more the "spring break" type crowds.
Mardi Gras was started in Mobile, Al. as a French Catholic Tradition to mark the beginning of LENT. Today is actually the LAST day of Mardi Gras (it started in November). You use up all your sugars and starches before the fast...so pancakes and cakes galore.
Now, it is more about celebrating the end of Winter and kicking off a prosperous, exciting spring. Justice (purple), Faith (green) and Power (gold). I think the wearing of so much black is about making the fanny look smaller after eating all that cake....but don't quote me on it.:::
Funny how what I knew about it was never corrected until now.
Since it is a religious based holiday/celebration, I find it kind of odd then that it really isn't celebrated (or even mentioned much) waaay up here. :confused:
The link to Wikipedia that Silver posted also talked about how it was a "world wide" celebration and many countries, areas, cities and cultures celebrate it.
We never even talked about it in school or anywhere that I remember as a kid.
Just out of curiosity, I even asked a few DCM's as they were dropping off this morning and NONE of them really knew anything about it (except the "New Orleans drama/drunk parade" stuff I mentioned) so I know it isn't just me.....just my community maybe? LOL!! Maybe we live under Stephen King's dome?
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I didn't even know it was Fat Tuesday....! I guess we will have pancakes then for lunch. My kids are all pretty young, so I am sure they won't notice that we aren't having a party.
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That's interesting... I know few seem to know about Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) and the dance of Folly (Folly chasing Death, Order of Myths) but assumed most knew of Mardi Gras. :confused:
Yesterday was all about Jambalaya, Ham Bone Soup, all things bourbon sauce, Roux and Gumbo. Cajun and Creole. It is more of a family day.
We did Cajun Scampi. lovethis (Stubbs Spice Rub perks up pork nicely)
I also understand that Shrove Tuesday is where the Pancake tradition comes from. It really is a huge jumble of traditions.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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Maybe since it is based on a religious celebration, it wasn't part of school. I don't know for sure but that is the only plausible explanation I can come up with.
Two of the mom's I asked this morning are teachers and neither one had plans for including any Mardi Gras stuff into their curriculum so it obviously isn't part of our school/educational plans here.
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Yeah, up north it's really kind of unknown except for the New Orleans nuttery. BUT--it's fun and it's a good excuse to eat yummy food that's terrible for you! Mmm, crepes....Maybe since it is based on a religious celebration, it wasn't part of school. I don't know for sure but that is the only plausible explanation I can come up with.
Two of the mom's I asked this morning are teachers and neither one had plans for including any Mardi Gras stuff into their curriculum so it obviously isn't part of our school/educational plans here.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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I guess that makes sense. Here it is part of our History Curriculum.Maybe since it is based on a religious celebration, it wasn't part of school. I don't know for sure but that is the only plausible explanation I can come up with.
Two of the mom's I asked this morning are teachers and neither one had plans for including any Mardi Gras stuff into their curriculum so it obviously isn't part of our school/educational plans here.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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Seriously, I know nothing about it either. I'm with Blackcat, I always, always thought that the big parade thing with the women and whatnot was during Mardi Gras.
Isn't there a Mardi Gras parade where people dress all up in ellaborate costumes, floats, and such and throw the necklaces out? I swear it was during Mardi Gras.
In fact I saw something just last week about this on the internet and though, "Oh the big parade thing will be going on soon."
Sorry to say Cathearder but I bet the majority of the United States think that the big parade is during Mardi Gras. We never learned anything about it in school. I always thought it was just a big party thing that happened in New Orleans-sorry.Each day is a fresh start
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It makes sense. Kind of sad.... Guess it is like the Rabbit at Easter and the Tree at Christmas... There are parades, but it is about something good.
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Any excuse to eat yummy foo is a good enough reason for me! LOL!! :
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