Happy Mardi Gras!

[Lits]

Since I'm probably the only person based in a Mardi Gras city who WON'T be able to celebrate this year, so I decided to spend my time teaching all ya'll non-Mardi Gras area living peoples a little about our obsession...

See how many you can get right, the answers may suprise you.
Scroll down for all the answers....

1. What day is Mardi Gras always held on?
2. What day does it always preceed?
3. From which country did Mardi Gras origionate?
4. What are the names of the two brother who brought Mardi Gras to the US?
5. In what city did Mardi Gras first happen in the US? (Also the first capital of the new colony, Louisianna)
6. Which city holds the most Mardi Gras parades every year?
7. Besides the first two, a few more US cities that parade.
8. What other countries also celebrate Mardi Gras?
9. Literally translated, what does Mardi Gras mean?
10. Mardi Gras was halted for what US war?
11. Who and what city was the first to reinstate it after the war?
















1.  Fat Tuesday

2. Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)

3. France

4. Mardi Gras arrived in North America with the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisianne, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

5. Mobile (now Mobile, Alabama... aka Lits' hometown)

6. New Orleans, LA

7. Biloxi, Gulfport, and D'Iberville MS; Grand Bay, Gulf Shores, and Semmes AL; Shrevport, Metarie, various other cities outlying the New Orleans area, LA

8. Brazil, Panama, Venice Italy, and Mazatlan

9. Fat Tuesday (Mardi - Tuesday; Gras - Fat)

10. The Civil War

11. Joe Cain, Mobile AL. A parade is still held every year in his honor, followed by the crew of the Merry Widows

[Pirus]

cool some nice facts there... speaking of which I have these beads here for ya

[Eroz]

I want my King Cake DAMN IT. I miss the South...

[Anonymous]

Panama - a US city?  And Brazil...?  Ummm.

[Anonymous]

*Pulls out beaded necklaces and twirls them over his head*

[Anonymous]

w00t show some skin Woody :p

[Lits]

Panama - a US city?  And Brazil...?  Ummm.

#8 What other countries.....

..................goofball

[Anamodiel]

And where does the name Mardi Gras come from?

Latin.

Martis - Tuesday
Gravis - Fat

That was on our Latin Quiz today.

[Anonymous]

Panama - a US city?  And Brazil...?  Ummm.

#8 What other countries.....

..................goofball

Nope it definitely said US cities when I read it at work earlier.  Nice edit

[Tbone]

Aww, I'm away from the south during Mardi Gras

[Lits]

It's French, Anna..... French is Latin based