Since the two events aligned all at once, I thought, why not do the same with this month’s theme and design! Besides, Jennifer is a big fan of the holiday and the American city which is the most famous for celebrating it. We all know it and maybe you’ve been there, New Orleans. But I think Rio de Janeiro is the place for Mardi Gras internationally. Their parades, samba bands, societies and outright craziness blows away New Orleans which is impressive. If movie ratings were given to cities, New Orleans is PG-13 most of the year and then transforms into a solid R during this time of year while Rio would be NC-17. Allegedly Venice also has a reputation for celebrating Mardi Gras which draws in tourists, haven’t seen any footage beyond the Rio Casino.
What I find the funniest aspect about the big party in the Big Easy is how American Protestants, primarily the Evangelicals who now dominate Louisiana, are fond of what is a Catholic bacchanal before Lent begins. To many in the Deep South, Catholics are not different than Voodoo practitioners, Pagans and Devil worshippers. They have to grudgingly accept the truth, without Catholics and Jews, life wouldn’t be very enjoyable and the food would be even blander. The UK and Netherlands are proof.