Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is a pagan holiday created as a huge party before Lent. People indulge in all their guilty pleasures before they have to give it up for Lent. They partake in dancing, drinking, partying, and general celebration. This holiday is widely celebrated in New Orleans. In Art History, we created our own “day” to commemorate the day before Ash Wednesday. Some people chose to indulge in food, like April’s Jerk Day and my Chocolate Chip Day, while others chose something healthier, like Rebecca’s Singing Day. Personally, I agree most with Kelly’s Relaxing Day. Lent should make you want to abstain from whatever you choose to give up, not indulge in it to the point where you don’t want it for forty more days.