Fat Tuesday

Fat Tuesday
Fat Tuesday is always the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This is Mardi Gras. Until you experience this event in person it is hard to believe how serious people here are about this day. We went with a group from the campground to Metairie which is a suburb of New Orleans to attend the parades there. We arrived at 7:00 a.m. so that we could get a good viewing spot along the parade route. There were people already lined up on the parade route drinking, eating and having a great time. The campground brought grills along and food and we joined them in the partying. The first parade started at 10:00 a.m. and by the time that the 3rd parade had ended it was after 3:00 p.m. It made Sue happy to see that Rachael Ray was the Grand Marshall of the parade. It was a sight seeing the people waving and dancing for beads, stuffed animals and other favors being thrown from the floats.
Between all of the parades that we have been to we now have a large bag full of beads.
On Ash Wednesday we went to Mass at noon time and it was pleasant to see the church full of people. Fat Tuesday, may have been all about partying, but the people in this area seem to be very religious.