mardi gras
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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