The Mardi Gras season starts from January, 6 the feast of the Epiphany, until it culminates on Mardi Gras Day. This holiday is also called Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. In New Orleans this holiday lasts for nearly two months. Different parades and balls are held there in order to get the party mood before the penitential season of Lent begins. People who live there know how to have fun. In New Orleans you will definitely be in a festive mood. The food there is great, the local color is brilliant, the music is swingin' and the spirit of Mardi Gras is preserved during the whole year. It is a holiday for the people of all ages because the parades are free for all. The traditions of celebrating the Mardi Gras were established in the 1800's. You should arrange your party according to these rules.
 Look through some things which are crucial for arranging the Mardi Gras party:
1. You need to decorate the space in green, gold and purple. These are the traditional colors of this holiday. 2. Invite to your party New Orleans brass band or play Zydeco music. 3. You can ask your guests to wear the Mardi Gras beads. Usually during the Mardi Gras parades your can hear the battle cry on the streets and most often that something is the strands of bedazzling beads tossed from the floats to the crowd. 4. The other important elements of the party are doubloons, aluminum coin-like objects bearing the insignia of the float krewes. Use various colorful doubloons for decorating the tables which the guests can take home as souvenirs after the party. Costumes and menu for the Mardi Gras
1. You and your guests can dress in Masks, costumes, boas. You guests can wear feathered masks when they arrive. This will preserve the traditions of the costume balls which are held throughout the season. 2. Ask your guest to ear extraordinary Mardi Gras costumes: this can be the classic costume of jester. 3. If your guests don’t wish to wear the costumes they can wear a feather boa and/or a wacky wig to your party. Menu for the Mardi Gras party:
1. Various cocktails. 2. It is necessary to cook only traditional New Orleans food. The example of Mardi Gras Menu For 10: • Spicy Seafood Gumbo • Louisiana Jambalaya • Red Beans and Rice • Hurricanes • Mardi Gras King Cake • Pralines
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