Mardi Gras is a French term for ‘Fat Tuesday’ and supposedly leads up to the beginning of Lent. There has been much discussion about wether or not Mardi Gras is a religious celebration. The short answer is yes, it is a pagan celebration - a carnival.
My sister-in-law and I have a difference of opinion about the event that takes place in New Orleans almost every year. There have been a few times it was not held. She thinks that it is a big religious event, as do a lot of other people. I don’t.
No where do I find any evidence that Jesus said to go forth, get drunk, urinate in public, have an orgy in the street and expose your body to get some beads. That rules out Christians. Muslims certainly don’t believe in this behavior. Because Christianity and Islam are the two big religions, I suspect that all other legitimate beliefs would follow suit.
Mardi Gras may be what some want religion to be. Hey, the event draws about a million visitors to "Nawlins" every year.
I’ve been on Bourbon Street, in the daytime, and I didn’t see anything holy there.
And, it stinks like an open out house.
PMO
2017
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