what is mardi gras and what does it consist of?
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"Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday".  It was a celebration that took place on the last day before the beginning of Lent, a religious time of fasting.  We also call it Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day.  It also has a pre-Christian connection.\n\nCheck out the websites I've attached.  They should give you the information you need.
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My job is boring, but I am kept busy.  Legal secretary....  I liven things up in my spare time, painting and other hobbies.  Right now all my spare time is spent creating this year's Mardi Gras costume.  Nothing boring about that!
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I'll say New Years.\n\nBut for me it's Mardi Gras
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Hurricanes, oil rigs, swamps, boudan, Crawfish, Mardi Gras, and Jazz
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It's a day observed by Mexican communities in Latin America and Mexican-American communities in the United States in commemoration of the 1862 defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla.\n\nOver, the years Cinco de Mayo has become very commercialized and many people see this holiday as a time for fun and dance. Oddly enough, Cinco de Mayo has become more of Chicano holiday than a Mexican one. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on a much larger scale here in the United States than it is in Mexico. People of Mexican descent in the United States celebrate this significant day by having parades, mariachi music, folklorico dancing and other types of festive activities.\n\nSo, to answer your question, Cinco de Mayo isn't a festival but some people take part in festivals to celebrate it.
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La Dia de Los Muertos. It starts on Halloween and runs for three days. Kind of like Memorial day for us.
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Mardi Gras is also called Shrove Tuesday and precedes the somber Catholic period of Lent. Many international cities celebrate Mardi Gras, including New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro and Venice. Mardi Gras is Tuesday, February 28, 2006 this year. It is Tuesday, February 20, 2007 next year.  As far as it's race goes, I think it has nothing to do with the people who live there.  Turtle races, I guess?
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sounds like a brand name of a packing material or process.\n\nMagnum is a big bottle of champagne....
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marque,\n\nIt was a joke Euler pulled to put down some guy who was ingnorant of mathematics who was causing a problem. This link tells the story. It's a bit humorous but doesn't really mean anything. You'll have to scroll down a bit but the whole thing is good\n\nhttp://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/Euler.html
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it's a Cajun word for PARTY basically and when you're done partying, party some more, significance? Another excuse to party party party!...making of?... buy stuff to party with and go party..ingredients; sex , drugs, liquor, rock and roll, add rowdy people and mix well!
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1)More visibility to the weaknesses of the current Administration; 2)Perception that the socio economic classes were hit "more" equally in MS than LA 3) New Orleans looked at as major tourist industry... my question would be How much money is being spent in each place? Who is it going to? and What is being done? So far, from what I've seen there's a whole lot of nothing going on in either place, except to try to make Bourbon Street presentable for Mardi Gras (only 6 months after the disaster)
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We just celebrated Mardi Gras in Indianapolis of February 10th to the 12th. We had floats, people were dressed up and everyone had a mask. The people with the floats threw candy, coins, nceklaces, and other things. If was a lot of fun.
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Check out the wikipedia.fr link below.
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I am Cajun. The music is a testament to the spirit of the people!  Type in Zydeco and see what comes up!!! So much fun to dance to. For a taste of hispanic culture, Gypsy Kings... or Spanish Guitar (Cuba) try Otmar Liebert...magnifico! I listen to so many cultures I could go on and on.  Peter Gabriel did a compilation of the music of artists from around the world called "One World".  Here you will find the name of artists from Africa, Japan etc...Enjoy!
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Mobile, Alabama. This is where Mardi Gras actually started.
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MARDI GRAS.\n\n\nI win 1 to nothin...\n\nWhich party teaches screw your neighbor?
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lots of events have occured. (War of independance, anything like that is usually good)\n\nis it recently or a long time ago. please specify for all who come after me