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2025 Bacchus Mardi Gras Parade-- Throw Me Somethin' Mista!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 2 Mar 25

Have you ever been to a New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade? It's crazy, it's wild, it's one of a kind! The 2025 Bacchus Parade is about to roll in the big city that celebrates Mardi Gras like no other, New Orleans, LA. This year's...

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In the Weeds on Tuesday 2/13

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 13 Feb 24

Weirdest thing. My kids( daughter and grandson)have had a squash on the coffee table now for about 4 months. No bugs are roaming around and it is firm, not rotten on the bottom. It was green but has changed to yellow. I wonder how...

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We're in for a Blustery Day

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 13 Feb 24

Yesterday we had a light rain all day. Today we will have wind and lots of it. Blustery days like this always remind me of Winnie the Pooh. These blustery winds are going to usher in some colder air. The temps this morning were...

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Mardi Gras 2024

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 29 Jan 24

I usually write something about the Mardi Gras each year. I am very into New Orleans and the food and culture of the area. Ghosties, voodoo, and Anne Rice are a part of it too, and are always interesting to me. Mardi Gras has...

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Mardi Gras 2023

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 19 Feb 23

I usually write something about the Mardi Gras each year. I am very into New Orleans and the food and culture of the area. Mardi Gras has been around for centuries and this year it will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 21st....

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Interesting Facts About the Mardi Gras

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 28 Feb 20

1. Mardi Gras Actually Didn't Start in New Orleans Mobile, Alabama is actually the home of the Mardi Gras. Two brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'iberville and Jean-Baptiste de Bienville were exploring and happened to camp on the Gulf...

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Do you pay any attention to Mardi Gras?

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Feb 20

The American city of New Orleans LA is famous for holding a rather wild Mardi Gras celebration. I have been to New Orleans, but it was to present a paper at a conference, not "party." Apparently the celebration involves "Fat...

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Warpo, The Amazing OR Mardi Gras Continued

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 18 Feb 20

Warpo is a street performer in New Orleans' Jackson Square; has been since 1984. He entertains visitors to the Big Easy as a street magician. Before it was announced that Warpo the Amazing would be the Krewe of Fools' ( a walking...

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Mardi Gras

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 18 Feb 20

I'm a carnival lover. I used to travel with the carnival back about 50+ years ago. I would love to rent one of the rooms up several stories in an ornate New Orleans BNB or other public establishment and watch the parades and...

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Homemade King Cake For Carnival/Epiphany Season

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 29 Jan 20

My family is from New Orleans originally and were there for six generations. Flipping through the family albums from my father's side is like a time travel through the city's history. Mardi Gras was always a constant in their...

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Good Morning Tuesday!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 14 Jan 20

Good morning everyone! Yes, I am up and chipper this morning. The LSU Tigers won the championship game last night and have shown why they are and should be the #1 collegiate team in the United States. Let me tell you the...

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Where Does it Come From? - Part 3

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 16 Oct 19

Kindergarten - Kindergarten is a German word that means "children's garden". A German educator introduced the idea that a school for young children should cultivate the child's tendencies for play, exercise and imitation...just...

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Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 5 Mar 19

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," also called Shrove Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Christian Lent season leading up to Easter. During Lent, many Christians fast, and the name Fat...

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Carnival Season Has Started

Anna @LadyDuck (502650) • Italy 25 Feb 19

For those who don't know, Carnival is a festive time before the Lent. Carnival usually involves public celebrations, parades, street parties and other forms of entertainment. People wear colorful costumes and masks and indulge in...

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MARDIS GRAS!!!!!

Danna B. @db20747 (43419) • Washington, District Of Columbia 16 Feb 19

Mardis Gras is on March 5!!!! The most exciting and spectacular festival of all time!!! Always wanted to go the one in Rio!!! Anyone gone to Mardi Gras, New Orleans!!!!

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Louisiana State Police officer returns a wallet that was lost to his owner

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Mar 18

Reddit use who goes by the name Wardo613 attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year when he lost his wallet. A Louisiana State Trooper named John Jett found the missing wallet and after he confirmed the name and location of the...

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Carnivale

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43637) • Denver, Colorado 25 Feb 17

It's Carnivale day here in chilly Manitou Springs (36° at the moment,) or, as it's called, "Mardi Gras, Manitou style." The festival itself is fairly simple. Starting at 10:30, one of our three downtown parks hosts the annual...

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Mardi Gras Is Nearly Here

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 24 Feb 17

Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years. This year it will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 28th. It always lands on a Tuesday and is 47 days before Easter. Lupercalia, a festival held in the middle of February, was believed...

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February - Funny, Crazy, Unusual Holidays

Anna @LadyDuck (502650) • Italy 1 Feb 17

January has gone and the shortest month of the year starts today. There are several holidays in February, some well known, some unusual and funny. Tomorrow it's the Groundhog Day in the United States. We celebrate Candlemas,...

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Lupercalia Festival

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 9 Feb 16

Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years. Lupercalia, a festival held in the middle of February, was believed to bring health and fertility to the city and get rid of all evil spirits. The Catholic Church felt it was a pagan...

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