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What is Mardi Gras
Unlike the media portrayal, Mardi Gras is a huge, citywide, family oriented party that residents of the Big Easy throw for themselves. every year.
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Mardi Gras in Cajun Country
Although Mardi Gras is popularly associated with lavish New Orleans carnivals, the holiday is also celebrated in many small communities of south Louisiana with unique Cajun customs such as the courir.
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Acadiana's K-Town
The self-proclaimed "most Cajun place on Earth" is the small town of Kaplan in southwest Louisiana, where French heritage is celebrated on Bastille Day.
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Cajun Gumbo Recipe - Mardi Gras
Even if you can't make the pilgrimage to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, you can get in the spirit of the season with an easy and tasty Cajun gumbo.
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Fastnacht Day
Most Shrove Tuesday traditions being with wild revelry, in Pennsylvania Dutch country it is simple tradition designed to use up all the fat
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It's Carnival Time
Get ready for Mardi Gras with a visit to the new exhibit at the Louisiana museum at the Presbytere and enjoy Mardi Gras even more...
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Let's Celebrate February
Check out all these cool happenings in February. Includes ideas and activities for kids crafts.
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Mardi Gras Alphabet Cards
Make your alphabet cards. Just print out these with a fun Mardi Cras theme.
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Mardi Gras King Cake
Laissez les bons temps rouler(let the good times roll!) with Mardi Gras King Cake.
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Mardi Gras Madness Baby!
Celebrated around the world... New Orleans is Mardi Gras Central in the USA! Don't think even a hurricane could get in the way of the festivities in this town.
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Mardi Gras the Philippine Style
Here’s a new twist to your weekend getaway. The place is not the only component of your destination, now get ready to face the rest of it as you learn the art and get into the culture.
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New Orleans Mardi Gras Costumes
On Mardi Gras, thousands dress as their favorite characters. Others costume to lampoon politicians, celebrities and historical figures.
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Super Bowl Mardi Gras was a Super Success!
Super Bowl-Mardi Gras 2002 aftermath and more festivals to come in New Orleans, Louisiana
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1 Million Revelers Witness Sinulog in Cebu, Philippines
To be considered as the Mardi Gras Capital of Asia, Cebu City in the Philippines drew nearly one million people during the Sinulog celebration, in observance of the feast of Holy Child, Sto. Niño
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Its Carnival Time Around the World
The new year starts with an explosion of festivities around the world that traditionally take place right before lent, a time of reflection and moderation
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Beach Holidays in the Philippines
Backpackers travelling through Asia will not be disappointed with the scuba diving and cultural highlights on Boracay and Cebu islands.
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Carnival
Christmas may be officially over, but the party’s just beginning. In various parts of the world, the season best known as Carnival is about to start.
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Clowns parade in Bognor Regis
In March, a group of clowns will be going on parade in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. Sounds bizarre? Why not travel there and join in the festival fun?
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Easy Cajun Shrimp Gumbo
With Mardi Gras right around the corner, enjoy a Cajun inspired gumbo that's easy to make and tastes fabulous.
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Fasching: An Ancient Celebration
Germany's ancient version of Mardi Gras, the final celebration before entering the time of passion leading to Holy Week. Written by Colleen Thomas Ryor.
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Fasiangy Traditions in Slovakia
Al look at the tradition of Fasiangy, the pre-Lenten celebration and feasting days in Slovakia.
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Indulgence for the Mind
A visit to New Orleans doesn't have to be <i>entirely</i> a sensual experience. There's plenty here to titillate the brain as well.
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Mask-Making
This article describes several techniques of mask-making, details more the use of plaster masks. Several sites are mentioned, giving the reader several ideas for creating their own masks. This article can be useful for adults and supervised children.
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New Orleans Carnival King Cakes
The New Orleans King Cake is a carnival and Mardi Gras tradition, but that doesn't keep bakers from producing some to honor LSU or the New Orleans Katrina spirit.
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New Orleans Tourism After Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans is slowly recovering from Katrina. Some of the city's most popular tourist spots are already welcoming visitors as many residents struggle with flooded homes.
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Origins of Carnival, the Anti-Lent
Why do people, right before the beginning of Lent, celebrate Carnival with excessive eating and drinking, floats and processions, masks and merrymaking?
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The Other Side of the Big Easy
Lain takes the kid -- and the kid-to-be -- to Sin City, and keeps it G-rated.
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Carnaval/Carnival in Rio
Each year thousands upon thousands flock to Rio de Janeiro to partake in the years Carnival, the largest celebration of its kind.
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Kosher for Health
Observing kosher dietary rules can improve your health by avoiding allergens and reducing bad cholesterol. You can adapt the rules to benefit your family's health. An article for Lent.
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Scottish Festivals: Glasgow Events
Glasgow can party just as well as Edinburgh, whether it's laughs in the Old Fruitmarket, Rangers vs Celtic or the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
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When The Levees Broke
Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts is a painstaking chronicle of the devastation and struggle to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Winter Activities in Vermont
Vermont in winter offers a plethora of outdoor activities; downhill skiing, cross country and boarding, snowkiting, and igloo building.
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Host a Costume Party or Masks Party for Couples
Host a masquerade party or costume party for married couples complete with printable party invitations, decorations, food and take-home gifts.
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It's Fasching - German carnival for beginners and travelers
New Orleans has Mardi Gras. Venice has Carnevale. Southern Germany has Fasching. So what's Fasching? Why not found out.
germany • bavaria • fasching • carnival • lent

Lost On The Back Page: NCAA Headlines You Might Have Missed This Summer
Missed some of this summer's hottest NCAA headlines? Now's your opportunity to catch up on some of the college football news you may not have heard.
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Gone Fishin'
The New Orleans "Festival of Fins" give anglers a way to "fish" while walking around the city!
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Sunset Limited: Millennium Series 5
This leg of the journey is an intercontinental trip across 8 states, including the deserts of California, Arizona and New Mexico, See the army of Saguro cactus, dotting the Arizona sands, and mother natures monuments residing in New Mexico's badlands. See the historic train station in El paso. Read about the cypress swamps and bayous of Louisiana, Learn the legend of the singing river in Mississippi, a little history in Alabama and in Florida, a mishap involving teeth. Please join me.
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A Review of "Grub”
A review of Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry's wholesome food guide/cookbook, "Grub: Ideas for an Urban, Organic Kitchen."
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Ash Wednesday Begins Lent
What is Ash Wednesday's purpose? Why the Ashes? Does the Pope give us any guidance as to what to concentrate our prayers on during the Lenten season?
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Cams - Cams and More Cams
Can't make it to New Orleans? Miss the excitement of the quarter and want to see what's going on? Why not visit a French Quarter web cam and check out the action.
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Festival International de Louisiane
If you have the opportunity to visit south Louisiana just once in a lifetime, the last week of April would be a great time to be here. For the past fifteen years, the city of Lafayette has hosted Festival International de Louisiane in celebration of the area's French, African-Caribbean, and Hispanc heritage.
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Festival Time in The Big Easy
It's spring in The Big Easy and that can only mean one thing - It's Festival Time.
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Historical Fantasy Travel Poll
From Beijing to bordellos, from Henry VIII to Robert E. Lee, we gave our readers a choice of historical locations to visit. Take a look at the choices.
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Jewelry Style of Rachel Roy
Rachel Roy likes to fill in the front of her garments with surface design. In some instances this surface design is achieved through the use of necklaces.
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