logging in or signing up Mardi Gras! Carolina and Jenny dhayes444 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 573 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 18, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Mardi Gras! : Mardi Gras! By: Jenny Portillo & Carolina Berrios (: throw me something! History of Mardi Gras (: : History of Mardi Gras (: In mid February, ancient Romans celebrated a festival almost like Mardi Gras. Then in the early 17thcentury, Mardi Gras became a holiday because of the Romans. ? King Cake (: : King Cake (: King Cakes are a huge part of the Festival Season. It’s traditional to get these yummy cakes every year! Tradition calls for the person that gets the “ lucky” baby, has to buy the next cake! The cakes are usually decorated in the colors of Mardi Gras, green, gold, and purple. When? (: : When? (: It is celebrated 47 days before Easter. Mardi Gras can last very long. (25-65 days) So most of the time Mardi Gras is celebrated in February or March. ? : ? There are many famous parades like Krewe of Zeus, Krewe of Orpheus, and Endymion. Each float has a different theme. Such as, the 60’s, Grease, Sports, Retro, Hollywood, Gone with the wind, etc.. (: Floats & Parades! Slide 6: Some parades are crazy and irregular, like, Barkus and Zulu. Barkus is a parade that is strictly dedicated to dogs! The people on the floats throw things such as dog treats, and toys. Ridiculous Parades? Slide 7: If you ever go to parades, you will see a lot of different costumes. People always dress up, to get into the Mardi Gras sprit. Some people wear animal costumes, ones that look like people, and lots of different masks. ? Mardi Gras Costumes! (; Slide 8: Vidrine, Beverly B. A Mardi Gras Dictionary. Hong Kong: Sunflower Press, 1994. http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/html/What_is_Mardi_Gras.htm http://www.kreweofendymion.org/endymion/ Works Cited (: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? : ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The End (: You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Mardi Gras! Carolina and Jenny dhayes444 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 573 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 18, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Mardi Gras! : Mardi Gras! By: Jenny Portillo & Carolina Berrios (: throw me something! History of Mardi Gras (: : History of Mardi Gras (: In mid February, ancient Romans celebrated a festival almost like Mardi Gras. Then in the early 17thcentury, Mardi Gras became a holiday because of the Romans. ? King Cake (: : King Cake (: King Cakes are a huge part of the Festival Season. It’s traditional to get these yummy cakes every year! Tradition calls for the person that gets the “ lucky” baby, has to buy the next cake! The cakes are usually decorated in the colors of Mardi Gras, green, gold, and purple. When? (: : When? (: It is celebrated 47 days before Easter. Mardi Gras can last very long. (25-65 days) So most of the time Mardi Gras is celebrated in February or March. ? : ? There are many famous parades like Krewe of Zeus, Krewe of Orpheus, and Endymion. Each float has a different theme. Such as, the 60’s, Grease, Sports, Retro, Hollywood, Gone with the wind, etc.. (: Floats & Parades! Slide 6: Some parades are crazy and irregular, like, Barkus and Zulu. Barkus is a parade that is strictly dedicated to dogs! The people on the floats throw things such as dog treats, and toys. Ridiculous Parades? Slide 7: If you ever go to parades, you will see a lot of different costumes. People always dress up, to get into the Mardi Gras sprit. Some people wear animal costumes, ones that look like people, and lots of different masks. ? Mardi Gras Costumes! (; Slide 8: Vidrine, Beverly B. A Mardi Gras Dictionary. Hong Kong: Sunflower Press, 1994. http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/html/What_is_Mardi_Gras.htm http://www.kreweofendymion.org/endymion/ Works Cited (: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? : ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The End (: