I will explaine each kind of party we have on earth. First, we start with:
Mardi Gras Party
Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 with the French explorer Iberville. Mardi Gras had been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages, where it was a major holiday. Iberville sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, from where he launched an expedition up the Mississippi River. On March 3 of 1699, Iberville had set up a camp on the west bank of the river about 60 miles south of where New Orleans is today. This was the day Mardi Gras was being celebrated in France. In honor of this important day, Iberville named the site Point du Mardi Gras.
Though Mardi Gras as we know it originates in Paris, many believe that Mardi Gras' roots predate even the French celebration. Lupercalia was a pastoral festival held around February 15th in Rome to banish evil spirits and bring health and fertility to the city. The Church was having trouble convincing the populous to give up the pagan celebration, so they repurposed the “Carnival” as a celebration to prelude Lent.Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 with the French explorer Iberville. Mardi Gras had been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages, where it is a major holiday. Iberville sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, from where he launched an expedition up the Mississippi River. On March 3 of 1699, Iberville had set up a camp on the west bank of the river about 60 miles south of where New Orleans is today. To honor the celebration going on in France, they christened the site Point du Mardi Gras.In the early 1700's, Louisiana's Governor The Marquis de Vaudreuil stated holding elegant society balls in New Orleans. Eventually the celebration started to spill outside into the streets.By the early 1800's, the public outdoor celebration of Mardi Gras consisted of masked revelers walking through the streets, or traveling costumed in carriages and on horseback. However, the first documented Mardi Gras “parade” was not until 1837. With identities hidden behind masks, some people behaved so raucously that “masking” in the street was deemed illegal for a time! Fortunately, Mardi Gras in New Orleans was saved by the formation of the Comus society in 1857. The men organized the carnival and proved that it could be a harmless and merry celebration for the city. Comus was the first of the Mardi Gras “krewes” and established many of the traditions of Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras Party
Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 with the French explorer Iberville. Mardi Gras had been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages, where it was a major holiday. Iberville sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, from where he launched an expedition up the Mississippi River. On March 3 of 1699, Iberville had set up a camp on the west bank of the river about 60 miles south of where New Orleans is today. This was the day Mardi Gras was being celebrated in France. In honor of this important day, Iberville named the site Point du Mardi Gras.
Though Mardi Gras as we know it originates in Paris, many believe that Mardi Gras' roots predate even the French celebration. Lupercalia was a pastoral festival held around February 15th in Rome to banish evil spirits and bring health and fertility to the city. The Church was having trouble convincing the populous to give up the pagan celebration, so they repurposed the “Carnival” as a celebration to prelude Lent.Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 with the French explorer Iberville. Mardi Gras had been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages, where it is a major holiday. Iberville sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, from where he launched an expedition up the Mississippi River. On March 3 of 1699, Iberville had set up a camp on the west bank of the river about 60 miles south of where New Orleans is today. To honor the celebration going on in France, they christened the site Point du Mardi Gras.In the early 1700's, Louisiana's Governor The Marquis de Vaudreuil stated holding elegant society balls in New Orleans. Eventually the celebration started to spill outside into the streets.By the early 1800's, the public outdoor celebration of Mardi Gras consisted of masked revelers walking through the streets, or traveling costumed in carriages and on horseback. However, the first documented Mardi Gras “parade” was not until 1837. With identities hidden behind masks, some people behaved so raucously that “masking” in the street was deemed illegal for a time! Fortunately, Mardi Gras in New Orleans was saved by the formation of the Comus society in 1857. The men organized the carnival and proved that it could be a harmless and merry celebration for the city. Comus was the first of the Mardi Gras “krewes” and established many of the traditions of Mardi Gras.
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