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About Mardi Gras Celebrations and food. Food and celebrations. Nowhere are they as intertwined as they are in South Louisiana. This is especially true during Carnival season, which starts on Twelfth Night (January 6, 2005) and... See more » About Mardi Gras Celebrations and food. Food and celebrations. Nowhere are they as intertwined as they are in South Louisiana. This is especially true during Carnival season, which starts on Twelfth Night (January 6, 2005) and ends at midnight on Mardi Gras Day (Tuesday, February 8, 2005). Since the 1870s, it has been the custom at the bal masque (a tableau ball of the Twelfth Night Revelers) to cut a “King” cake in which a single gold bean has been hidden. The debutante who receives the piece of cake with the bean is crowned “Queen” of the ball. Since the beginning of that custom, King Cakes have become a weekly tradition during Carnival. The cakes, made of brioche dough sprinkled with course sugar, have a miniature “baby” doll concealed inside – the person who gets the lucky slice must host another “King Cake” party! Throughout Louisiana during Carnival season, homes and businesses are decorated in the symbolic colors of Mardi Gras: purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power. The final two weeks before Mardi Gras Day becomes a frenzied series of events that includes parades, balls, pre-parade parties, mask making, more parades, costume creating, post-parade parties, supper dances and impromptu street celebrations. “Krewes” are private social organizations that sponsor the parades – Bacchus, Caesar, Muses, Proteus, Zulu, to name a few – in which maskers on floats throw colorful beads, doubloons and other goodies to the chant of “Throw me something!”. Night parades are often illuminated by flambeaux (torch carriers) who dance alongside the towering floats. In the wee hours of Mardi Gras morning along parade routes, costumed people set out picnic tables and barbecue pits, spread out blankets and baskets filled with food and drink, and set up customized stepladders so that they will be in the best possible position to catch “throws”. The day is spent visiting friends, catching parades and watching other costumed revelers. At midnight, the Krewes of Rex and Comus meet, and as Rex bows to Comus, Mardi Gras comes to an end for another year. See less »

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From the list : In The Kitchen by pokepam

Thanks for sharing this! I just about survived on their red beans & rice last winter! :)

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