Mardi Gras

1. CRISTIAN LEDESMA
JOSÉ LUIS RADA
ALBERTO SALCEDO
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2. MARDI GRAS
Mardi Gras is the
name of the carnival
that takes place in
New Orleans ,
Louisiana and Mobile,
Alabama ( USA ) .
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3. Its name derives from French , which
translates directly into Spanish as " fat
Tuesday" , ( like the Spanish Maundy
Thursday ) but is traditionally known as "
Mardi Gras ". Held the day before Ash
Wednesday.
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4.  Mardi Gras is
properly the parade
that takes place on
the last day, but
often, it is associated
with the season.
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5. The so-called " Fat Tuesday " means
that it was the last day to enjoy the
culinary delights as much flesh
before the withdrawal period that
marks the beginning of Holy Week
and Lent .
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6. WHEN DOES THIS CELEBRATION
TAKE PLACE?
 The celebration take place 46 days before
Easter and it is always the days before Ash
Wednesday
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7. WHAT IS A PARADE?
 The parade
consist of
anywhere from
10 to 40 floats
carrying krewe
members,
marching bands,
dance groups
and costumed
characters
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8. WHAT ARE THE THEMES OF THE
PARADE
 Every parade has a theme,
usually borrowed from
mythology, history or
Hollywood.
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9. WHAT IS A KREWE?
 A term applied to the people who belong to your
“Club.” or parade. Your membership dues pay for
your, costumes, throws, and float.
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10. WHAT ARE FLOATS?
 The floats are movable platform for
carrying Carnival maskers
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11. WHAT ARE THE COSTUMES AND
MASK FOR?
Costumes and masks are a long
time tradition on Mardi Gras
Day.
People spend all year making
costumes that glorify heroes,
ridicule public figures, or
poke fun at customs,
traditions, or current events.
Masking is permitted only on
Mardi Gras Day, and masks
must be removed at dark.
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12. WHAT ARE THE MARDI GRASS COLORS
AND WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT?
 The colors of mardi gras are
purple, green and gold. The
purple represent the justice,
the green represent the faith
and the gold represent the
power.
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13. WHERE MARDI GRAS BALLS
TAKE PLACE?
 The mardi gras ball take place in hotels and
centers
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14. WHAT IS THE BOUEF GRAS?
 The bouef gras is the
fatted ox on bull that has,
since the middle age,
been a part of pre-center
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15. WHO'S REX?
 Rex is the king of carnival, he
toast his queen at the an st
Charles Averwe
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16. WHAT IS ZULU?
 Zulu is New Orleans first and best known African-American carnival
organization. Formally known as the Zulu Social AID and pleasure club.
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