New Orleans would be alight on Tuesday as revelers take to the streets to celebrate Mardi Gras. The carnival festivity would see visitors from many parts of the United States and even from others countries decked in costumes of different shapes and colors, dancing to music provided by various bands.
The history of this celebration goes back to French -Canadian explorer John Baptiste Le Sieur de Bienville's arrival in New Orleans in 1699. Like so many observances today, Mardi Gras has its root in a religious practice. This event is a preparation for the Lenten season where Christians of some religious sects engage in one month of fasting.
The parades would be the more visible and very often a departure from any religious practices.as a kaleidoscope of colors ,mixed with pulsating rhythms and gyrating bodies decorate the streets on Tuesday. Happy Mardi Gras.
Picture: Compliments of Dreamstime
The history of this celebration goes back to French -Canadian explorer John Baptiste Le Sieur de Bienville's arrival in New Orleans in 1699. Like so many observances today, Mardi Gras has its root in a religious practice. This event is a preparation for the Lenten season where Christians of some religious sects engage in one month of fasting.
The parades would be the more visible and very often a departure from any religious practices.as a kaleidoscope of colors ,mixed with pulsating rhythms and gyrating bodies decorate the streets on Tuesday. Happy Mardi Gras.
Picture: Compliments of Dreamstime