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At the Mardi Gras picnic — renamed Fair Day — the Liberal Party had a sign stating “2017 Turnbull Liberal government legislates marriage equality”. Segments of the crowd booed Turnbull. Cher, the iconic 72-year-old US singer performed at the $250 a ticket Mardi Gras after-party and took a selfie with Turnbull. Net fiscal benefit accrued to the City of New Orleans as a result of staging Mardi Gras including franchise value: $28,028,543; Increase in State tax revenues as a result of Mardi Gras within the City of New Orleans: $14,300,000; New Orleans Gross Domestic Product: 3.07%; City’s return on investment from each $1.00 of City expenditure on NEW ORLEANS — Most people see the Carnival season as several weeks of entertainment leading up to Mardi Gras Day. However, for more than 150 years, the event has also served the agendas of New Orleans political and business leaders. Mardi Gras is a worldwide event with a history dating back hundreds of years to Medieval Europe. Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Most people see the Carnival season as several weeks of entertainment leading up to Mardi Gras Day. However, for more than 150 years, the event has also served the agendas of New Orleans political and business leaders. Mardi Gras is a worldwide event with a history dating back hundreds of years to Medieval Europe. Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3] In 1875, Louisiana declared Mardi Gras a legal state holiday. [5] War, economic, political, and weather conditions sometimes led to cancellation of some or all major parades, especially during the American Civil War , World War I and World War II , but the city has always celebrated Carnival. On Mardi Gras in southwest Louisiana, some people will take part in the Cajun French tradition of the Courir de Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday Run. These rural processions, with links to rituals from medieval France, feature masked and costumed riders, with stops where participants perform and beg for goods. On the Tuesday before the beginning of the Christian religious observance of Lent, people in the southern U.S. city of New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras with parties, music and parades. NEW ORLEANS — Almost everyone has their perfect spot to take in the full majesty of Mardi Gras parades here, from the brightly lit floats from which riders toss bounties of colorful beads to the The prospect of losing funding from state and local Liberal governments has cowed the Mardi Gras board into silence about the conduct of a former employee who misused almost $14,000 of charity Northern Beach. Got bad news for you chief. I tell you what being in playing clothes undercover like this is pretty big advantage you never know what you going to jump out on I mean people come down here think they can do anything get away with anything really it's not like that New Orleans is a liberal city like people think just smoking marijuana out in the open urinate and doing whatever Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. A Liberal float in Mardi Gras sends the message that the party can actively oppose our rights yet still capitalise on our community’s spirit when it is politically useful. I was born to lesbian parents, and the Liberals’ recent push for the ‘right’ of religious schools hits close to home. Well i'd hardly . say its the most beneficial, its nice the Liberal party are supporting mardi gras and LGBTQ pride, but considering as a party they spent the better part of the last decade fighting against gay rights and creating a coalition with the nats (incredibly anti-gay) they probably aren't the best float to advertise. Old School Club Classics Mardi Gras Dance Party with DJ Armand Berube . The Liberal Club is hosting an Old School “Mardi Gras” Dance Party in the Star Room with our favorite DJ Armand Berube. We would like you to come and join us dressed in your flashy masks and most colorful attire!!! We’ll hand out the beads with your first drink purchase. Mardi Gras Awards and Prizes. No party games are complete without prizes to inspire the best efforts of competitors. Mardi Gras beads are a perfect choice to give to all participants, while winners may receive more elaborate strings of beads or other trinkets such as small trophies, the honor of wearing a jester hat or crown, or some pivotal role in the next game. Old School Club Classics Mardi Gras Dance Party with DJ Armand Berube . The Liberal Club is hosting an Old School “Mardi Gras” Dance Party in the Star Room with our favorite DJ Armand Berube. We would like you to come and join us dressed in your flashy masks and most colorful attire!!! We’ll hand out the beads with your first drink purchase. An attempt to ban the Liberal Party and police from Sydney's gay and lesbian Mardi Gras has attracted controversy. Credit: James Brickwood It has four candidates - Holly Brooke, Evan Gray, Salem Nothing I said was an assumption, it's called an observation. Pull your head out of your arse and look at the people the liberal party chooses for positions of power - Abbot, Scummo, the Potato. You think they support the mardi gras?
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