Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Mardi Gras


French puts the adjective after the noun, so Mardi (Tuesday) Gras (Fat.)  It was a day to make pancakes and use up all the eggs.  A day to eat plenty of meat.  Carnival, extravagant celebrations, parades.  A day of riotous excess and pleasure.  A gift from God's abundance.

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