Site Observation 0.003 (ceremony)

The Mardi Gras event is a celebration stemming from catholic origins that includes Fat Tuesday and in most cases the events leading to Fat Tuesday that involves eating richer and fattier foods before the beginning of Lent or Ash Wednesday. Over the past weekend i was able to go to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras celebration. Although many of my observations of this event were not in the Marigny, it gave me a good idea of what occurs, not only in New Orleans, but in the state of Louisiana during this holiday. The most interesting part of the celebration for me was the variety of costumes (not only in the parade) that were displayed in the event. When i asked Amanda what she thought of the event on the ride back to Baton Rouge, she thought that everyone on the street was really excited about the beads the floats handed out, and pointed out that the lady standing next to us during the course of the parade had brought bags to put the beads in with her. By the time the first parade was done she had collected enough beads and other novelties to fill two large grocery bags.

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