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By Kelly Twedell The King Cake's colors represent purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. Mardi Gras will be celebrated this coming Tuesday by many folks from the Louisiana area who partake in the traditions including a delicious one By Amy Moore Masami Hart displays on Monday the colorful babies that will [...]
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By Kelly Twedell The King Cake's colors represent purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. Mardi Gras will be celebrated this coming Tuesday by many folks from the Louisiana area who partake in the traditions including a delicious one The person who gets the slice with the baby is King or Queen [...]
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Bam Margera spent Fat Monday in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after the "Jackass" star got arrested for getting a little too crazy… Bam Margera spent Fat Monday in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after the "Jackass" star got arrested for getting a little too crazy… Music is at [...]
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By Rene Lynch Fat Tuesday is better known in some parts of the world as Pancake Day. As we prepare to mark the official end of Mardi Gras 2012 with some King Cake — while preparing for Lent, of course — it's worth taking a look at what just might be NEW ORLEANS — As [...]
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In New Orleans and other cities around the world, millions of people dressed up in elaborate costumes, watched parades, listened to music and partied the day away to celebrate Fat Tuesday, a period of revelry before Lent on The Ambassador float makes its way down Jackson Avenue Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 in New Orleans. (AP [...]
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By Marie Elizabeth Oliver So far this year, I've sampled at least 10 different king cakes, attended a king cake party and gulped down a large cup of “king cake coffee.” Now, that may seem to border on excessive, but I'd argue that in my native By Amy Moore Masami Hart displays on Monday the [...]
Read MoreFat Tuesday, Koran burning and Damascus revolt: Morning links
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NEW ORLEANS — Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching groups and by Frank James Rick Santorum greets people at the Michigan Faith & Freedom Coalition rally in Shelby Township, Mich., Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. [...]
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By Elizabeth Tenety Fat Tuesday, aka, Mardi Gras, has a reputation for the raucous, but the celebratory season before Lent's fasting and repentance has deep religious roots. Yes, Fat Tuesday commemorates a day of excess before the beginning of the I am terrible at Lent. I never seem to get it right. I can't stick [...]
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She has roots in Mardi Gras royalty dating back to 1879. Sweet Praline's name was also a French/New Orleans dessert and she loved Mardi Gras, too. We wanted to share today's post with our sister-before-us. We're sure she's partying at the Bridge today and leading the parade! A day after Mardi Gras last year, James [...]
Read MoreKing Cake bars for Mardi Gras
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In New Orleans, the dietary staple is king cake, a rich concoction of cinnamon roll covered in sugared icing and Mardi Gras-colored sprinkles (purple, green, yellow). In the center of the cake, jarring to those unfamiliar with the tradition, is a baby, Please take a moment to review the available e-mail newsletters has to offer. [...]
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