{"id":2154,"date":"2025-02-27T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2025-02-27T19:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:33:01","slug":"mardi-gras-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenapetechtimes.com\/?p=2154","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Gras\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: Calia Bennett <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originating from pagan fertility and spring rituals thousands of years ago, Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday and a well-known cultural phenomenon. Often referred to as Carnival or Carnaval, it is observed on the day before the start of the Lenten season in many nations, primarily those with sizable Roman Catholic populations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known as “Fat Tuesday,” this colorful event has its origins in medieval Europe and has developed into a lavish celebration of music, parades, and extravagance over the years. New Orleans is the most well-known place to celebrate Mardi Gras, with lively parades and beautifully decorated masqueraders filling the streets. Until dawn, both locals and visitors dance, sing, and celebrate to the beats of brass bands.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Christianity arrived in Europe, the Mardi Gras festivals were transformed into religious holidays because it was easier to adapt the area’s long-standing practices into the new faith than to completely abolish them. These celebrations coincided with Easter. As a result, Mardi Gras evolved into the six-week season preceding Lent, the forty-day fasting period before Easter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During an interview with Caleb Shaulis, <\/strong>a Lenape Tech student from LEIT, he said that, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t personally celebrate this holiday because I’m not Christian nor would I feel like dancing and singing for a day let alone six whole weeks.\u201d Another student from Cosmetology, Indigo Bowser,<\/strong> she said \u201cI think Mardi Gras is a cool celebration. It lasts for a very long time.\u201d Whether a person celebrates the day or not, it\u2019s still important to recognize the culture. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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