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False worship, such as Mardi Gras, does NOT bring you closer to God. You simply need to have a closer look at what happens in Mardi Gras and you will soon see how this festival is truly anti-God. Top 1: Mardi Gras promotes the wrong type of repentance. All of us are called to repentance. However, there are fake repentance and true repentance. Mardi Gras promotes an enjoy-sin-now, repent-later attitude that is the opposite of true repentance. It is hypocritical for anyone who claims to seek or serve the true God to participate in a MARDI GRAS ON PARADE. Quite frankly, religious people use Mardi Gras as a license to sin. Mardi Gras parades, complete with bead tossing from floats, involve alcohol, gluttony, and dancing. Sexual acts—including exposing certain body parts—are prevalent. People just seem to lose all temperance, doing whatever they want and how much they want. Residents of New Orleans have been celebrating Mardi Gras since the 18th century" ("Mardi Gras," Encarta). Mardi Gras "is a lively, colorful [not to mention bawdy and debased] celebration held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins," says the World Book Encyclopedia. Mardi Gras is strongly associated with wild bacchanalia and debauchery, but the original intent of the holiday and how it's kept by the faithful is much different. Fat Tuesday, as it is known in English, is a long-standing tradition of the Catholic Church and it marks the last day of ordinary time before the start of Lent, a time of fasting and Mardi Gras is purposely designed to commemorate frivolity, carousing and sin, but is considered in many quarters to be part of the Christian calendar. History of Mardi Gras and its pagan roots. Most historians believe Mardi Gras was brought to the Americas by the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville in 1699, but the origins of Mardi Mardi Gras, a bit like Easter and Christmas, is disputed in its Christian origins. Like there are “pagan” elements to both Christmas (Christmas trees) and Easter (the Easter bunny), Mardi Gras can most directly trace its roots to pagan celebrations of spring time and fertility. In general, Mardi Gras revelers engage in a binge of sinning before a time of consecration to God. The celebration of Mardi Gras fosters the notion that you can do whatever you want on Fat Tuesday, as long as you show up in church on Ash Wednesday. It’s the bender before the benediction, and it’s utterly unscriptural. While it is possible to sin during Mardi Gras, attending the festival doesn’t automatically make one a sinner. It all depends on how you choose to spend your time during the festivities. If you use Mardi Gras as an excuse to indulge in excessive drinking and lust, then it’s likely that you will end up sinning . Mardi Gras is best known as a raucous event that takes place in New Orleans, LA and other areas around the world in January and February. Fat Tuesday, the final day of Mardi Gras, can occur in March depending on the calendar year and how it corresponds to the Christian liturgical calendar. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Historically, Mardi Gras is the day for eating up the last of the rich foods that remain in the house and for having a big celebration before a long period of discipline and repentance. Today, less people observe Lent, but more than ever celebrate Mardi Gras, attracted by its joyful party atmosphere, music, food, and parades. Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Also known as Carnival or Carnaval, it’s celebrated in “Sin, Repent, Repeat:” that is the saying on a featured online item to celebrate the Mardi Gras festival, a common tradition in recognition of Fat Tuesday. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Here’s a bit you should know about Mardi Gras What is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras is French for ‘Fat Tuesday’ {‘Mardi’ is Tuesday, ‘Gras’ is Fat}. It is also famous by the name of ‘Shrove Tuesday’. As the name suggests, it’s a grand celebration on a Tuesday. It’s most spoken about as the “Carnival of New Orleans”. This becomes very clear if we look at the etymology of the Mardi Gras and Carnival. Mardi Gras is considered to be the last day for indulging in the pleasures of the flesh before Lent begins. In fact, the word Carnival means “farewell to the flesh,” and comes from the Latin words carnis (“flesh”) and vale (“farewell”). Mardi Gras Celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Miami with a range of lively events, including mardi gras parades, parties, live music, and delicious food. Join in the celebration and let the good times roll! “Mardi Gras combines two of the best things: parades and parties.” “New Orleans – the city that dances to the beat of its own drum, especially during Mardi Gras.” “Mardi Gras is the only day you can wear purple, green, and gold and still be fashionable.” “Mardi Gras is like Christmas, Halloween, and the 4th of July all rolled
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