Articles about 'Mardi Gras'
February 27th, 2006
In France, Carnival is a big celebration held before the beginning of the Christian fasting season of Lent. French adults and kids who celebrate Carnival will dress up in costumes and have parties. And, as I discussed last week, at the end, they will burn an effigy of Monsieur Carnaval.
Monsieur Carnaval… is responsible...
February 25th, 2006
Last week I talked about the masks you can see at the Venice Carnival.
Today I found a link to a site that sells Venice Carnival Masks. If you’re interested in seeing how some of the Carnival masks look, check it out!
February 24th, 2006
Yesterday, I wrote about the tradition of The Mardi Gras Run in Southern Louisiana, USA. Each town has it’s own version of The Mardi Gras Song or La Chanson de Mardi Gras.
The town of Mamou, Louisiana, has a very different version of La Chanson de Mardi Gras. It’s believed to have...
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February 23rd, 2006
Mardi Gras, the American version of Carnival has been celebrated in South Louisiana, U.S.A., since around 1755. Mardi Gras literally means “Fat Tuesday” in French.
Many people are familiar with the giant Mardi Gras Parade and the other festivities in New Orleans. Much less known are the celebrations in the smaller towns which include:...
February 20th, 2006
A couple of weeks ago someone was looking for a Carnival song in English. (Carnival is a celebration held in many countries before Lent.)
David Solomons was kind enough to send a nice little song he wrote. It was performed by some children in London in 1979, for a local Carnival that was taking...
February 18th, 2006
Carnival in Venice, Italy is a time for dressing in costumes and masks, singing and dancing, and even going to masked balls. What’s interesting is that many of the masks used during the Carnival come from the Commedia dell’Arte.
The Commedia dell’Arte was a troup of actors who would travel around Italy and...
February 16th, 2006
Carnival and Mardi Gras are big parties that are held before the fasting season of Lent begins for Christians. The celebrations are often the day before, but in some places the Carnival season can last the whole week before Lent.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is when people go to mass...
February 7th, 2006
Silvia wrote…
Dear Mama Lisa,
I am Silvia and I teach English in an Italian school of young ladies and sirs aged from 2 to 5 years old!
It is quite impossible to find an English song about Carnival, and I thought you could help me. I know, probably this is more an Italian tradition than a...
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