Power 95.9 » lent http://power959.com Your #1 Hit Music Station Fri, 24 May 2013 20:07:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Mardi Gras: From Beads to Cakes, What You Need to Know http://power959.com/mardi-gras-from-beads-to-cakes-what-you-need-to-know/ http://power959.com/mardi-gras-from-beads-to-cakes-what-you-need-to-know/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:25:05 +0000 Mimi http://power959.com/?p=2563 I love Mardi Gras season. In the past it signified the beginning of crawfish season but I have since discovered that I can get crawfish as early as November if I am willing to travel south. I went to Mardi Gras in New Orleans a few years ago. Twice actually. It was a lot of fun. One trip was what I call the "Parade Route" because the entire 4 days was spent going to parade after parade.

]]> http://power959.com/mardi-gras-from-beads-to-cakes-what-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 Mardi Gras New Orleans Mimi McDaniel/Townsquare Media Do You Know the History of Mardi Gras? [VIDEO] http://power959.com/do-you-know-the-history-of-mardi-gras-video/ http://power959.com/do-you-know-the-history-of-mardi-gras-video/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:53:35 +0000 April Barnard http://power959.com/?p=2877 Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," a reference to the binge eating a lot of Catholics do before Lent. As is often the case with holidays, the Christian roots are intertwined with earlier pagan practices. It was very common for early church fathers to integrate elements of pagan ritual in an attempt to attract potential converts.

Mardi Gras itself originated in the Middle Ages and was brought to the U.S. by the French explorer Iberville. In 1827, Parisian-style masked balls were legalized in New Orleans after a long period of prohibition. The celebration soon became known for its celebrants' raucous behavior during fanciful parades.

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