Mardi Gras
In Louisiana, we celebrate Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) in January/February each year. If you don’t know what Mardi Gras is, (for me) it’s basically an ongoing festival where people ride in over-the-top decorated floats and throw stuff at you (beads, fake flowers, cabbage- I got hit by a cabbage once). A lot of people celebrate Mardi Gras because of their religion, but others participate because it’s just Louisiana culture. The best part, by far, has to be the king cake, though- We have a ton of local shops that make king cakes that are amazing, but don’t trust Walmart king cakes.. Definitely worth visiting Louisiana just to participate in the parades, in my opinion!
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