Today, many people celebrated Mardi Gras. Over the past weekend, thousands gathered in New Orleans for colorful parades and celebrations in preparation for Lent, or just for the sake of fun. People came from all over the country to celebrate this long tradition with baby cakes, purple, green and gold beads, and hundreds of parades. These celebrations only happen once a year and it's treated like St. Patrick's where there is heavy drinking involved. Mardi Gras is the day before Lent starts, also called Fat Tuesday. Many people give up a favorite item or thing they like to do for Lent, and the day before it starts they binge out on that certain thing.
I think Mardi Gras has long lost its meaning. It's supposed to be in the purpose of preparing for Lent, a Christian or Catholic event. But people are treating it as some sort of drinking holiday, and obviously have no respect for the event. I think that it's disgraceful, and that's what Americans do nowadays. They don't take into consideration what really is happening and just turn the event into one that they themselves can enjoy.
http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2015/02/mardi_gras_2015_marigny_sunris.html
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