Welcome to the Last Day to Party - Sort Of
Feb 21, 2023
Today is the day when Louisiana blooms, not with bougainvillea's riotous blossoms, but with partying people, parades and portable adult beverages. Today is the last day before Lent begins, the final day of the Mardi Gras season, and itā€™s traditionally a day for gluttony of all sorts before the Christian season of atonement and deprivation starts. Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Carnival Tuesday and Pancake Tuesday are some of the names this day gets called.
- Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday in French.
- Carnival Tuesday is a pretty good description of life in the over 50 countries where the weeks before Lent are a big, decadent blow-out of a public party.
- Pancake Tuesday is the day people prepared for Lent by cooking and eating all the things they couldnā€™t have during lent. Things like butter, eggs, milk ā€¦mmmmmmmm, pancakesā€¦
- Shrove Tuesday is a day of repentance before the Lenten season begins. From the looks of the parties being held in celebration of Mardi Gras, Carnival and Pancake Tuesday ...
