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Mardi Gras
events and terms for mardi gras
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st day of lent. Catholics attend mass and recieve an ashen cross on foreheads. | Ash Wednesday |
| ox represents last meat eaten before lent. A real ox was used but now it is paper machey | Bouef Gras |
| when does the carnival season start? And when does it end? | January 6 to Mardi Gras |
| what is the symbol for mardi gras? | cort jester |
| What are the colors of mardi gras and what do they stand for? | purple= justice green= faith gold= power |
| what is the flag of rex and who can raise it? | green, purple and gold w/ a crown in the center. Only former kings and queens can fly it. |
| flaming torch. kerson contaer mountated on a pole. Now they carry them but used to put on the floats. | flambeux |
| what is the kings cake? | sweetroll cake made as a ring. A doll is placed in the center. |
| What happens if you find the doll? | You have to make the cake for next year. |
| organizations in carnival. | krewe |
| shurve | named from greek gods |
| How many days is mardi gras before easter? | 46 |
| How do you get the privlage to attend a mask ball? | written inventation |
| Another name for mardi Grais? | Fat Tuesday |
| Who is in the court? | king, queen, maids, dukes |
| Who is Harry Conie | jazz musican |
| the only black service organization | Zulu |
| Another name for the beeds | throths |
| How many parades are held during Mardi Grais | 9 |