Mardi Gras 4th Block by Sharlina Honeycutt https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae Made with serendipity en-us 2017-02-20 17:06:05 UTC 2017-02-21 19:39:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Cameron T https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004854 Many historians believe that the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holiday's future epicenter:New Orleans. They held a small celebration and dubbed the spot Point du Mardi Gras.]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004854 Cameron Bishop https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004877 also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004877 Selah Hunsucker https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004885 mardi gras marks end of carnival season. Kings cake is eaten throughout carnival season.

]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004885 Branson Tucker https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004886 Mardi Gras' colors are purple, and green]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004886 Bryan Faryadi. Beards have been a tradition since the early 1900s. https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004887 The first New Orleans Mardi Gras parade was 177 years ago.

]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004887 Aleece Dietz https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004888 Mardi Gras is also known as "pancake Day"

"Karneval" in German]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004888 Emma Gosse https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004893 Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French 

First Mardi Gras was celebrated 177 years ago ]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004893 Caleb Burris https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004909 -Became a holiday in 1582
-Highly international holiday, celebrated in germany, Italy, etc.]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004909 Tristian https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004912 Mardi gra 
also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.]]> 2017-02-20 20:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004912 Summer Talent https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004922 Tomorrow
Often wear masks)]]> 2017-02-20 20:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155004922 Brayden Griffith https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005004 Always
 before ASH Wednesday

Beads have been a tradition since 1900ś




 ]]> 2017-02-20 20:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005004 Trey Little https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005046 first became a holiday in 1582 and is celebrated in New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro]]> 2017-02-20 20:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005046 Cj Brattain https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005095 вторник на масляной неделе is how you say mardi gras in Russian

Also mardi gras is a carnival in mexico. 

]]> 2017-02-20 20:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005095 Cameron Bishop https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005113 The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in Southern Louisiana, although celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades.]]> 2017-02-20 20:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005113 Ella Moore ella_moore02 https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005115 More than 500,000 kings cake are sold each year.

There is a five truck parade that follows afterwards.

]]> 2017-02-20 20:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005115 Hannah https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005125 MARDI GRAS IS ALWAYS THE TUESDAY BEFORE ASH WEDNESDAY]]> 2017-02-20 20:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005125 Elisa Avila https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005144 its on a tuesday before ash wednesday celebrated in southern louisiana 
 ]]> 2017-02-20 20:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005144 Branson Tucker https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005197 Mardi Gras is the last Tuesday before ash wednesday]]> 2017-02-20 20:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005197 Hannah https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005232 The millions of colorful beaded necklaces thrown from floats are the most visible symbols and souvenirs of Mardi Gras.]]> 2017-02-20 20:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005232 Bailey Troutman https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005246 New Orleans has been celebrating Fat Tuesday with parades since 1837. The first floats appeared in the parade in 1857.

King’s cake (or three kings cake), is eaten throughout the world during carnival season. In the US, it is traditionally purple, green, and gold, with a trinket baby Jesus inside. Whoever gets the baby Jesus is said to have good luck all year!
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]]> 2017-02-20 20:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005246 Tristian https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005269 Mardi gra 
also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.]]> 2017-02-20 20:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005269 Korbin McNeill https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005320 mask are required byt float riders

First parade was 177 years ago.

]]> 2017-02-20 20:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005320 Tanner Gulledge https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005360 Carnival celebrations
 ]]> 2017-02-20 20:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005360 CT https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005397 Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdiɡrɑː/), also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.]]> 2017-02-20 20:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155005397 Jairo https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155021970 PARADES ARE PLANNED BY ‘KREWES’

MASKS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW FOR FLOAT RIDERS]]> 2017-02-20 22:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155021970 Tristian Carter https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155124627 Mardi Gras in Mobile is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. It is the oldest annual Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703. This was fifteen years before New Orleans was founded, although today their celebrations are much more widely known.

]]> 2017-02-21 12:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155124627 Nikki Ionescu https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155275101 ~ More than 500,000 king cakes are sold each year in New Orleans between January 6 and Fat Tuesday, and another 50,000 are shipped out-of-state via overnight courier.
~An economic impact study released by the University of New Orleans estimates that Mardi Gras generates over $840 million annually. ]]> 2017-02-21 19:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155275101 Tanner Gulledge https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155279696 known as the three kings day]]> 2017-02-21 19:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/S_Honeycutt/y2pef81hwoae/wish/155279696