The Mardi Gras Girl
Stay Tuned For My Experiences During Mardi Gras Celebrations, And Doing Other Cool Stuff In New Orleans! Will Share Travel Tips, Culture, Music, And Of Course, What To Eat!
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Happy Mardi Gras Day 2023!
Friday, February 3, 2023
Mardi Gras Day 2023 Falls On February 21
The parades have started and the party won't stop until Mardi Gras Day is over. That's right, that's the LAST day of the Carnival Season.
Click here to check out the Mardi Gras Parade Schedule to see where the krewes are goign to be next! Enjoy!
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Friday, November 25, 2022
The Mardi Gras Girl Blog Is 10 Years Old!
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Learn How To Make A Traditional New Orleans King Cake For Mardi Gras
If you won't be able to make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, you don't have to miss out on all the amazing culinary treats available. One of the favorites is the King Cake, which is in a way really like a large cinnamon roll or pastry.
It's usually topped with icing in the bright Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold. Also many people also include a small plastic doll in the image of baby Jesus. That's in celebration of the three Wise Men that visited Jesus on the the Twelth Night after Christmas.
In the video below you can check out how to make your own King Cake from scratch.
Or if you want to have one of the Traditional King Cakes by Nonna Randazzos - Shipped in Protective Box like the one pictured above, click here to shop now!
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Video credit: The Sweet Spot with Kirk Blouin
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Mardi Gras Season And Parades Start On January 6 Known As The Twelfth Night
January 6 is the Twelfth Night which means the beginning of the Mardi Gras or Carnival Season.
Less than two weeks after Christmas, New Orleans starts the celebration of the Twelfth Night.
January 6th is referred to as the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men visited the Christ child.
The Mardi Gras krewes are also back in action this year and the first parade is January 6th as well. The Krewe of Joan of Arc, also the patron saint of New Orleans, is scheduled to roll out at 7PM. Krewe of Joan of Arc parades that evening in The French Quarter and begins at the corner of Bienville and N. Front Street.
Afterwards the krewes The Société Des Champs Elysée, The Phunny Phorty Phellows who will be followed by The Funky Uptown Krewe will be parading.
For a full schedule of the parade dates, time, locations and krewe descriptions visit: https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/
Photo credit: Nola.com, Member of Krewe of Joan of Arc in costume.
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