Celebrating Mardi Gras!
Mardi Gras is celebrated in a big way along the Gulf Coast In Orange Beach, AL, where our beach house is located, the town’s lamposts are decorated and mailboxes sport Mardi Gras bows People decorate their doors and entry ways too They have an annual parade with beads and trinkets thrown from the floats There’s … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Mardi Gras!
The history of Mardi Gras began long before Europeans set foot in the New World. In mid February the ancient Romans celebrated the Lupercalia, a circus like festival not entirely unlike the Mardi Gras we are familiar with today. When Rome embraced Christianity, the early Church fathers decided it was better to incorporate certain aspects … Continue reading
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