Mardi Gras

By Sebastián Chacón

Mardi Gras is a very famous festival in all world, specially in New Orleans since 1718. The idea for he festival is to celebrate the opening for the “Lenten season”.  The Lenten season is the period of approximately six weeks before Easter Sunday. When the festival started in New Orleans was a very elegant and formal event. But now Mardi Gras in recognized for the music, parades, picnics, floats and excitement. Actually is a big holiday in New Orleans.

The traditions in Mardi Gras are the most important things, some people war crazy costumes, eat great food, see the parades and listen to music, for example it’s very common to wear a mask, that represents the ritual celebrations. New Orleans has been celebrating the festival for hundreds of years and it’s the biggest masked party in United State. The reason for wearing a mask is to show the society that everybody is the same although the differences between society classes.

If you are interesting in visiting New Orleans for a Mardi Gras festival, you must know some advices. For example, the carnival season begins on January 6th, which is king’s day. The weather during the festival can vary from very cold to very warm for this reason you should pack clothes for a chilly morning and for a warm afternoon. It’s important that you know Mardi Gras is free and it’s a family celebration.

Mardi Gras it’s a inclusive festival you can go with your family also with Friends and looking for a wild party. But pay attention to the traditions, the religious meaning. Well, and like whatever festival in the world enjoy the parades, music, food and friendly people.