Presentation about Mardi Gras made by Taylor Matherly for our CPI Tino Grandío students.

1. Mardi Gras
Taylor Matherly

2. Mardi Gras
•
“Fat Tuesday”
•
Brought by French
Catholics to the US
•
Start of Lent Season
•
Day of feasts, parades
and celebration
•
Most famous celebration
in New Orleans,
Louisiana

3. Bourbon Street
•
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH6JIjsdBzI

4. Parades2 biggest parades:
1) Rex and 2)Zulu
Both end on Canal St

5. Symbols
Beads
Feather masks
Colors (purple, yellow,
green) Floats

6. Music
•
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz6FBAOsubg
(steel drums)
•
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx10zWJAkzg
(jazz band)
•
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vncNPfLRFo
(Zydeco music & dancing)
•
New Orleans Jazz Bands Zydeco
Cajun

7. Food
Gumbo Jambalaya
Hoppin’ John Shrimp and grits

8. King Cake