Mardi Gras

2023 - 2 - 21

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Connexion"

Mardi Gras: 12 traditional carnival sweet treats to try in France (The Connexion)

Gaufres, bugnes, merveilles and more: Learn their origins, and make your own simple recipe here.

In the UK, Pancake Day is traditionally known as ‘Shrove Tuesday’, and has many of the same origins as Mardi Gras. Social roles were reversed and people could let their hair down before the deprivations of Lent. To fry simple doughnuts, heat a pan of oil, and drop soup spoon amounts of the mixture into the oil. It originated in Italy, notably in Venice, as far back as the 11th century. Try the following as a base for any kind of Mardi Gras delight. It refers to the last ‘fat’ meals eaten before Lent.

What You Should Know About the Mardi Gras Indians (Smithsonian)

For more than a century, New Orleans' Black residents have donned Native-inspired attire to celebrate Carnival.

Suits can weigh up to [100 pounds](https://nola.curbed.com/2017/3/16/14937428/super-sunday-mardi-gras-indian-tradition-history-culture), and the materials required to make them can cost [thousands of dollars](https://folkways.si.edu/having-our-say-mardi-gras-indians/folk/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian). [krewe](https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/krewes)” (a [term](https://www.hnoc.org/publications/first-draft/krewe-faq-inside-new-orleans%E2%80%99s-secretive-carnival-organizations-and-their) used to describe the private clubs and organizations formed to celebrate Carnival), the [Mistick Krewe of Comus](https://www.nola.com/300/in-1857-comus-taught-new-orleans-how-to-parade/article_4ca349b1-9ad6-5454-8f8c-6bf236816d74.html), in 1857. The groups’ sound eventually evolved to include [funk](https://folkways.si.edu/having-our-say-mardi-gras-indians/folk/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian) and other genres. The [spy boy](https://folkways.si.edu/having-our-say-mardi-gras-indians/folk/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian) precedes his tribe in the streets, scouting out rivals. [website](https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/mardi-gras-indians/). Joseph’s Day on March 19—and on the [saint’s day](https://www.neworleansrestaurants.com/calendar/super-sunday-mardi-gras-indians-super-parade-festival) itself. [assumed control](https://www.loc.gov/collections/louisiana-european-explorations-and-the-louisiana-purchase/articles-and-essays/louisiana-as-a-spanish-colony/) of Louisiana in 1762, pushed to [exclude them](https://tulanemagazine.com/unmasking-the-history-of-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans/) from the festivities [as early as 1781](https://archive.org/details/lordsofmisrulema0000gill/page/30/mode/1up?q=%221781%22). [local tribes](https://www.nolafamily.com/celebrating-the-new-orleans-tricentennial-with-mardi-gras-indians/) such as the Choctaw, the Seminole and the Chickasaw [helping](https://www.atlantamagazine.com/southbound-articles/the-beat-goes-on/) enslaved Africans escape from plantations and live off the land. Between the 1740s and [1840s](https://www.tclf.org/congo-square), enslaved and free Black people, Creoles of mixed European and African descent, and Native Americans [convened in the square](https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/04/27/475588107/the-mardi-gras-indian-of-lemonade) on Sundays for afternoons of revelry. [insular](https://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/Articles_Essays/creole_art_mardi_indians.html), [secretive](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-secret-history-of-new-orleans-mardi-gras-indians-super-sunday-saint-josephs-day?loggedin=true&rnd=1676409902428) and loosely defined coalition known chiefly to the Black community. [sparked questions](https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/should-we-call-them-mardi-gras-indians-or-should-we-be-calling-them-something-else/article_a98d02b2-8e39-11eb-a806-8f73e1390180.html) of whether the moniker is appropriate and, more broadly, if the practice is a form of [cultural appropriation](https://tulanemagazine.com/cultural-appropriation-and-the-mardi-gras-indians/)). [Mardi Gras Indians](https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/mardi-gras-indians/) parade down the streets of New Orleans during the city’s annual [Carnival celebrations](https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/), onlookers experience a whirlwind of sensory stimulation.

What is Mardi Gras, where did it originate and how should you ... (Fox News)

Mardi Gras is a day that marks the end of the Carnival season. Although New Orleans is known for its celebrations, there are festivities for the Christian ...

If you are looking to catch a Mardi Gras parade, check what is going on locally in your area. Having a Mardi Gras party at home is a great option if you've got little ones. [MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS: 10 DO'S AND DON'TS FOR TOURISTS LOOKING TO CELEBRATE LIKE A LOCAL](https://www.foxnews.com/travel/mardi-gras-new-orleans-10-dos-and-donts) And don't forget the king cake. A king cake is rather doughy in texture and has a sweeter taste. Even though New Orleans is where the most elaborate festivities happen, Mardi Gras events take place across the United States. Mardi Gras in a Christian holiday that dates back thousands of years. It has become tradition that whoever finds the baby in their slice has to bake the next cake. You can hang up banners, decorate with flowers, get some balloons and lots of beads. The Christian holiday is celebrated across the United States and the globe, although You can dress up for the occasion as well since costumes are such a huge part of the celebration. [main foods of Mardi Gras.](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mardi-gras-what-is-king-cake) The cake dates way back to 12th-centruy France and made its way to New Orleans in the 1870s.

Watch Live: Mardi Gras 2023 in New Orleans (WWLTV.com)

Revelers decked out in traditional purple, green, and gold are ready to take to the streets on Mardi Gras for back-to-back parades.

You don't have permission to access "http://www.wwltv.com/article/entertainment/events/mardi-gras/live-mardi-gras-2023-new-orleans/289-5d143100-7f57-448c-baff-8b7ecb240113" on this server. Access Denied

Podcast: The subversive history of Black Mardi Gras (America Magazine)

Mardi Gras is not only Catholic, it's French, Creole, African-American, African and Native American. And there are layers to this ornate carnival that ...

One vibrant and distinct tradition that white mainstream Mardi Gras often misses is that of the Mardi Gras Indians, otherwise known as the Black-Masking Indians. And while there is growing curiosity about what happens at “Black Mardi Gras,” Nekisha says the impact of white supremacy culture still reinforces this historical segregation. “For some of them, it really is a spiritual and religious experience. So tells Nekisha Elise Williams, the author of Maybe you’ve wondered whether Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is even a Catholic holiday given the day’s deluge of decadence. Mardi Gras is not only Catholic, it’s French, Creole, African-American, African and Native American.

Mardi Gras brings joy – but also worry over violent crime in New ... (Hope Standard)

New Orleans' annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revelers gathering in the French Quarter and lining miles of ...

Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the country. “Mardi Gras is a time where satire and jest are on full display,” spokesperson Gregory Joseph said in a prepared statement. A statement given to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate shed little light. The mayor’s press office did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. One of the organizers, Eileen Carter, said she believes the movement has enough signatures, but will make a last-minute push. TV crews captured images of The North Side Skull and Bones gang — skeleton-costumed revelers — spreading out through the Treme area to awaken people for Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras ebullience intersects with crime worry, politics (Drgnews)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It's Mardi Gras - or Fat Tuesday (Feb. 23, 2023) in New Orleans - and the annual, ebullient...

Mild weather is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals to city streets, many of them in costume, to mark the raucous end of Carnival season. 23, 2023) in New Orleans — and the annual, ebullient climax of the city’s Carnival season comes this year with some political intrigue. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday (Feb.

Mardi Gras celebrations spread both joy and worry over crime (PBS NewsHour)

The violence appeared to have little effect on Monday night crowds. St. Charles Avenue, including the area where gunfire broke out, was again lined with ...

Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the country. A statement given to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate shed little light. “Mardi Gras is a time where satire and jest are on full display,” spokesperson Gregory Joseph said in a prepared statement. The mayor’s press office did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. One of the organizers, Eileen Carter, said she believes the movement has enough signatures, but will make a last-minute push. Charles Avenue, including the area where gunfire broke out, was again lined with people dancing, drinking and eating in a football tailgate atmosphere as they awaited the evening’s parades.

Mardi Gras: The most fun you'll have with a history lesson (WLS-TV)

Mardi Gras is a time of celebration before Lent, but do you know the history of the revelry? Take a look at the day's background and where to party.

Once the cake is out of the oven and cooled, pour on the the glaze and then decorate as you wish. If you'd like to go the traditional route and use standing sugar, you can either use store-bought or make your own by placing a few tablespoons of white sugar in a Ziploc bag with a few drops of food coloring and shaking it up. Remove the can as soon as the cake comes out of the oven. When the dough is finished rising, transfer it to a large piece of parchment paper and roll it out to a 9 X 13-inch rectangle. Remove it from heat, stir in the pecans, and then set it aside to cool while the dough finishes rising. Stir in the brown sugar and continue stirring until the mixture starts to bubble. When the yeast mixture is foamy, add that and the butter mixture to the dry ingredients. As the tradition spread through Europe, it became Mardi Gras in France, where waffles and crepes are prepared as part of a lavish feast. French settlers brought Mardi Gras to New Orleans and the Louisiana territory. The cake has a trinket or baby figurine baked inside it to symbolize Christ and is eaten throughout Carnival festivities. Thousands of people gather each year in Mexico City to polish off a mile-long "Rosca de Reyes," or king cake, a staple of the holiday. After Christianity arrived in Rome, old traditions were incorporated into the new faith and debauchery became a prelude to the Lenten season.

Mardi Gras: See its significance, how to celebrate (Economic Times)

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is traditionally celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the Christian season of ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). There are many recipes available online, and the cake is typically decorated in the colors of Decorate your house for your own Mardi Gras party: If you can't attend a parade, consider hosting your own Mardi Gras party. However, Mardi Gras events are now held throughout the United States. In New Orleans, the day is marked by grand parades and elegant balls as per the New Orleans website. [Mardi Gras](/topic/mardi-gras), which marks the end of the Carnival season, is a Christian holiday celebrated globally on the day before Lent commences.

Mardi Gras

Explore the last week