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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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This piece has an air of antiquity about it, which I can't quite explain to myself. Mardi Gras colors.
Mardi Gras is a kind of religon celebration, isn't it? I think I've heard something about that... I'm just not sure what and here...
Yes, you probably know Mardi Gras by a different name.
"Mardi Gras" is French, I think, it means literally "fat Tuesday". It's the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the day that begins Lent, a season of fasting, penitence, abstinence. It's a traditional Catholic observance. Gold (or yellow), green and purple are traditionally associated with Mardi Gras.
The idea is that if we must fast tomorrow, then today we will celebrate, revel, debauch.
In the US and parts of South America the custom has evolved into a festive time that may last for a couple of weeks, ending just before Ash Wednesday. New Orleans and Rio de Janiero are famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations. The custom is spreading to other cities. My own town has a Mardi Gras celebration every year. I think the motive is really commercial, no longer religious.