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Mardi Gras '09 Kicks Off with Phunny Phorty Phellows!

The Phunny Phorty Phellows
"The Heralds of Carnival"
Celebrate the start of
The 2009 Carnival Season
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men."

The costumed and masked krewe will assemble on Twelfth Night, January 6, 2009 at Canal Street Station (Canal & N. White) at 6:30pm. At 7pm sharp, the Phunny Phorty Phellows will board the streetcar and begin their ride to "Herarld the Arrival of Carnival" down the St. Charles Ave. Streetcar Line. All are invited to come see the PPP off beginning at 6:30, when the group starts to gather. Of course Storyville Stompers will be with them.

History of Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras started a long, long time ago, and at different times in different places. Early Christians only performed baptisms on Easter Sunday. So people would fast and pray before being baptized, and that tradition became Lent. Mardi Gras Day is on Tuesday because it is the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. (More)

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What is a Krewe?	Kids at Mardi Gras
Krewe (pronounced crew) – noun: Any of several groups whose members organize and participate as costumed participants in the parades and balls during Mardi Gras. (More)	Mardi Gras is a child-friendly season everywhere in New Orleans besides Bourbon Street. Children watch the parades, hoot and holler, and catch beads. Many parents modify ladders to be large high-chairs for their kids. (More)

King Cake

History of King Cake
In New Orleans, the first week of January begins King Cake season, a traditional gastronomic prelude to the city's Mardi Gras celebrations. We bake our King Cakes in the Mardi Gras colors: purple, green and gold. They first appeared on the cakes after 1872, when the Rex Krewe selected those colors for its opening Mardi Gras parade. The colors come to stand for Mardi Gras and took on symbolic meanings: purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. (More)

Throw a Mardi Gras Party?

How to Throw a Mardi Gras Party
There are two types of Mardi Gras parties – on the parade route or in another place. This section tells you how to throw a party if you can’t get to Napoleon, St. Charles, or Canal Street. Mardi Gras parties are simple. The required elements are people, food, drinks, music, decorations, and beads. You might make it a costume contest or have masks. (More)

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