Mardi Gras Essay

Several cities in the United States of America including Berkeley, South Dakota and Hawaii have also replaced the day with other alternatives to celebrate. Cities in American that still recognize and celebrate the day parade street shows that feature street dances, Italian food and other activities that teach about the Native American culture.

T'S MARDI GRAS!!!!! Yes, New Orleans' famous Carnival season is this years' never-ending party and you're invited. Mardi Gras, famous for its colorful and cultural parades, is an experience you can't go any longer w/out! The Streets are packed with both tourists and Native Louisianans as they celebrate Mardi Gras in full color and sound. . The Huge Parades come flashing down the street we fresh music, an explosion of lights, and spectacular floats. Everyone is having a great time, enjoying the festivities of the parade. So you're new to Mardi Gras, but don't want to act like it? Here in brief, are the basic facts about Americas' greatest party.

Although the world climate around exploitation has altered in the last few years, mostly moving away from the exploited industrial countries such as China, it is still important to look at what was happening in China so that it can be understood in connection with today. The documentary by Robert Redmon, Mardi Gras: Made in China focuses on the exploited Chinese factory workers crafting various beads for the Americans to throw at each other for sexual gratification. The documentary does a good job jumping back and forth between the factory workers and the celebrators of Mardis Gras, creating an interesting parallel, implicating the absolute uselessness in the beads for such a large cost. Marx's theories of exploitation through Capitalism can be tied too well to the Chinese-Mardi Gras beads exploitation, as the Chinese workers were put through an extreme form of Capitalist exploitation that even Marx may never have expected.

Mardi Gras is a wonderful holiday that attracted everyone from the country to come to the city, even though the holiday was not from New Orleans. Mardi Gras

How often does one actually consider where a product originates or under what conditions it was produced? While out shopping a consumers main focus is on obtaining the item needed or wanted not selecting merchandise based on the “made in” tag. It is common knowledge that many products are imported from other countries. However, little thought is given to the substandard conditions that workers endure to eke out a living to maintain a poverty stricken existence. In Mardi Gras: Made in China director David Redmon demonstrates the effect globalization and capitalism have on the lives of the owner and workers of a bead factory in China while contrasting the revelry of partygoers in New Orleans. Underpaid, overworked staff toil and live in an

It has always been a tradition in my family to run from the Mardi Gras. Sometimes we would go to Gheens or Raceland to run from them. My heart would always beat really fast when we would hear the Mardi Gras beat there sticks against the trailers that they would ride in. I was always the first one to start running because I was one of the slower ones, but even though I would get a head start, they would still catch me. Last year, my friends and I decided to go to our friends house to take on the Mari gras of Choupic. I will always cherish the memories on Mardi Gras with my friends.

Cinco de Mayo, also known as the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, is a national holiday in Mexico that commemorates the 1862 Mexican victory over the French forces of Napoleon III in Puebla, Mexico. This holiday, celebrated on the fifth of May, has deep roots in Mexican culture, but in American-Mexican culture as well. Cinco de Mayo serves as a proud reminder of an unlikely victory, as well as a day to express and cherish Mexican pride and heritage.

Today, the city hosts a family oriented version of the New Orleans Mardi Gras season. The event takes place yearly, from February 3rd to March 9th. King Caked are a staple at the Metairie event. The cakes name originates from the tale of the three wise men that brought gifts to baby Jesus. The event is free and consists of parades, music and mask wielding revelers. The parades take place multiple times during the celebration and sometime there are as many as 10 parades in one

In Zeitoun and When the Levees Broke, it was evident that Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic damage to the Gulf Coast, especially to New Orleans. Many lives were lost, and the people were both physically and mentally distraught. However, after just six months the people of New Orleans gathered their spirits to celebrate Mardi Gras. This celebration proved that the city’s identity had not been forgotten. New Orleans’ identity was also evident during the hurricane, which highlighted the ways in which people cared for each other. Although New Orleans went through an environmental crisis, the city was resilient enough for the people to remember their history, jazz music, and their connection to their tight-knit community.

The dark history of this all-American holiday is well documented and anyone who wants to know the truth can easily find it. What I will present here are just a few of the facts. In 1637, English settlers moved into the Connecticut valley, home of the Pequot Indians. Then early one morning while the Natives were still asleep, the settlers surrounded, attacked, and set ablaze a town full of Pequot Indians. They burned entire families alive. Anyone who escaped the fire, was hunted down, tramped into the mud, and savagely hacked to pieces. In the aftermath of the massacre, these depraved English terrorists thanked God for the easy victory over helpless and innocent people. Then on the very next day, their degenerate

In summary, the parade included the police department, tractors, modern cars, floats, marching units, school bands, school clubs, and sport teams from different areas. The parade even carried the delta fair queen and maids. My favorite section of the parade were the floats considering some people get so creative decorating. The floats were awarded. First place won $1000, second place won $600, third place won $450, fourth place won $350, and fifth place won $250. Some people bring in their competitive side, which makes it really amusing to watch.

If Mardi Gras is a foreign concept to you or you just need a refresher, here are some definitions and tidbits to get you up to speed: • Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It is the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual of fasting during the Lenten season. • Although New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebrations are much more widely known, Mardi Gras in North America actually began Mobile, AL in 1703, fifteen years before New Orleans was

Crawfish is only in season for a few months of spring and summer. We eat a lot of food that you may also eat in your cities. I have actually never ridden a street car, and there are many other people who haven’t rode them either. Street cars, are examples modes of transportation, but It is not the only mode that is available in New Orleans. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras comes once a year, and after it’s over, there are no more Mardi Gras parades. I honestly hate Mardi Gras with a passion. I’m not really a fan of crowds, so I would like to do something else with my time, but I can’t because every street, or interstates, or other transcontinental highways are blocked off because of Mardi Gras. So no one will never catch me with the Mardi Gras color combination on. There is one bayou in New Orleans, which is the Bayou St. John. There are no Alligators in this bayou. This bayou that I speak of is not a swampy bayou, it is a Bayou typically used for Canoeing. In New Orleans, not everyone plays a musical instrument, or speak French, or practice Voodoo. I understand all people know is what the media portrays on New Orleans, but it much better than that. I challenge everyone to come visit New Orleans and experience it for what it really

A cultural event that I have attended in the past that has had a memorable affect on my life was a Native American Powwow. This event takes place every year, Thanksgiving weekend in Tucson, AZ. I arrived in the late afternoon, as the sun was going down. I remember seeing many different types of people, from tourists to the different Native American performers. The physical setting of this particular celebration was outside, and based around, one main circle. Drums were beating so loud, you could feel the pound inside your chest. Different activities were going on all around, such as dancers, vendors, and a huge variety of foods to choose from. The circular dancing arena is known as the arbor, this area is blessed before any of the events

New Year’s Eve has become one of the biggest days of the year for parties and events throughout the world. Therefore, an unlimited amount of events are planned and executed on the last day of the year; this year I attended a New Year eve party at the house of a co-worker. The party was held in a neighborhood just inside the city of Charlotte. It has been a while since I attended a house party, so there are some aspects that come along with a house party that will increase the amount of risk associated with the staging of the New Year Eve party. The name of the event was Shari and Cue’s New Year Eve party; the event was held on December 31, 2015. The party started at 9:00pm, and was scheduled to end at 2:00 am January 1, 2016. However