Mardi Gras Celebration
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Mardi Gras day is the day before "Ash Wednesday" which is 47 days before "Easter" which is the first Sunday after the full moon after the moon's Spring Equinox. |
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Mardi Gras Celebration |
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Mardi Gras History Mardi Gras does not represent the whole period of the carnival as many people now believe. Instead it is only the last day of that carnival period. Party Music A couple traditional Mardi Gras songs are Iko Iko, When the Saints Go Marching In and Go to the Mardi Gras. Party Games The internet has printable coloring pages and word scrambles that are Mardi Gras based. Educational Activities A good way to educate the guests about Mardi Gras at the party would be to hand out a trivia packet on the event. Party Crafts There are a few crafts that the kids can make. A easier one would be for them to make masks out of paper plates. Party Colors Purple, green and gold are the three colors associated with Mardi Gras. All three of these colors symbolize something, purple stands for justice, green stands for faith and the gold stands for power. Party Activities One activity that everyone can play a part in is creating a float. Then after the float is complete everyone can gather around it and enter it in the parade. Party Decorations A few Mardi Gras decorations would be beads, masks, flowers, tissue balla, foil bursts, stars, crepe paper, foil curtains, columns and Mardi Gras flags. Costumes There is no set rule on what is allowed and what is not allowed as far as Mardi Gras costumes go. Some people use beads coins,bells, masks and necklace's to make their costumes stand out more. Party Balloons There are many different kinds of Mardi Gras balloons some of them have masks on them or the word Mardi Gras. Other ones are in the shape of a mask or star. Party banners Most Mardi Gras banners include masks, crowns or coins and they tend to stick with purple, gold and green for the main colors of the banner. Party Favors Two of the more common party favors are a horn filled with confetti and a personalized candy bar. Mardi Gras themes are great as they can be associated to any event. Throw a Mardi Gras party and have big personalized banners with glitter, beads and feathers, decorate these signs your way with your style. Play games and give a big feast, for those winners have surprises and thank your cards. Have a gift basket for the ultimate game winner. The basket can have beads, a mask, body glitter, books, magazines and body soaps. |
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Mardi Gras Celebration Theme, Decorations, Favors, Party Games, and Ideas |
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Mardi Gras Celebration
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