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Thread: Happy Mardi Gras!!
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02-18-2007, 04:49 PM #1
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Happy Mardi Gras!!
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Ladies,
For the most of the rest of the planet, tomorrow is another work day, for some in the US, a federal holiday. But for those of us in the Big Easy it's LUNDI GRAS, to be followed by MARDI GRAS
I admit I haven't lived in the New Orleans area long enough to be tired of the parades... Monday 2 parades; tuesday, the two biggies that I haven't seen yet - Rex, King of Mardi Gras; and Zulu - the African-American community's main parade that historically poked fun of Rex.
Does standing around for 3-4 hours waving your arms madly and shouting "Throw me something mister!" count as exercise?
Now back to your regular lives....Beth
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02-18-2007, 05:05 PM #2
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02-19-2007, 05:01 AM #3
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Happy Mardi Gras right back atcha, Beth Mc! Happy Mardi Gras to us all!
What many people don't know is that carnival and Mardi Gras are celebrated along a long swath of the Gulf Coast, including the Florida panhandle--we've been knee-deep in carnival activities for a couple of weeks now, all culminating in the frenzy of these last few days leading up to Ash Wednesday. Guess I'm gonna have to change my avatar then.
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02-19-2007, 05:42 AM #4
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Not only on the Gulf Coast
But it seems to me everywhere in the USA that's there French heritage. Saint Louis also has a Mardi Gras festival:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...6?OpenDocument
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02-19-2007, 11:19 AM #5
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I love Mardi Gras. Sadly now that I live in Eastern Oregon, it's not much fun! They just don't celebrate it out here. I still have all my fancy dresses that we wore to the balls in South Miss.--just hanging in the closet. Out here it's more Wranglers (I don't have any of those!) I'd love a piece of King Cake. Bad JuJu, please don't change your avatar!
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02-19-2007, 11:28 AM #6Kitsune06 Guest
*beads everywhere*
....what?
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02-20-2007, 09:04 AM #7
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Mardi Gras day, and I wake up with another friggin migraine...
So once again I didn't make it to the Grand Finale. Grumble grumble grumble.
Parades last night were great tho. And I stayed hydrated. My head hates me.
Today when I finally crawled out of bed for the second time, I tried out the Yoga DVD I bought from Terry - yoga for cyclists. Could actually feel blood flowing in my brain. Very odd. Yoga is cheaper than a neurologist...
I feel a bit better, maybe run an errand or two, but will avoid the crowds in the Quarter.
Tomorrow is back to work
Beth
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02-20-2007, 10:35 AM #8
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There's king cake downstairs in one of the atriums at work here.
I'm not allowing myself a piece... i've already eaten 3 donuts today!!
