Mardi Gras is just around the corner! This year Fat Tuesday falls on February 16, 2010. Be sure to stock up on costumes, masks, beads & more at MardiGrasCostumes.com. You will find a great selection of Mardi Gras themed costumes in festive purple, green & gold. However, for Mardi Gras anything goes, you can choose any costume that you like! Wear it well & have a blast!
Mardi Gras masks are available in all varieties, colors & styles. Often your mask can be multi-purpose. You can use it as a beautiful wall decoration when you are done partying in it for Mardi Gras!
At MardiGrasCostumes.com we not only carry fabulous costumes for Fat Tuesday and masquerade celebrations, we also carry beads, coins & all kinds of party supplies to make your Mardi Gras 2010 the best one ever!
I just recently found this great travel blog that talks about travel destinations on a budget! Which is very timely these days: everyone wants to get away but no one has a lot of money to spend on vacations. The HostelBloggers.com website has some great features on Mardi Gras destinations and history. Check out HostelBloggers.com for some great Mardi Gras Vacation getaways on a budget!
According to the HostelBloggers.com website, the top 3 Mardi Gras vacation spots are:
1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. New Orleans, Louisiana USA
3. Venice Italy for their Carnival!
Here is something I didn't know:
Five Lesser Known Mardi Gras Celebrations
Aside from ‘The Big Three’, there are actually many other Mardi Gras carnivals held around the world, including 1) Nice Carnival in France 2) Carnaval de Dunkerque in Belgium 3) Spain Carnival (particularly the festivities in Tenerife and Cadiz) 4) The Germany Carnivals of Dusseldorf and Cologne, known as Fasching 5) Carnival of Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean For more on these, take a look at our top 10 carnival destinations.
Mardi Gras Recipes and Traditions
Can’t get to Rio or Venice? Then celebrate Mardi Gras where you are! Try cooking a traditional Mardi Gras recipe such as pancakes, King Cake, or gumbo and then drink as many Mardi Gras cocktails as you can.
Then once the merriment is flowing, try some of these Mardi Gras traditions… - Throw eggs and flour at each other. - Throw water balloons at each other. - Sing satirical songs.
Not in the mood yet? Check out this amazing video of Carnival in Rio Brazil:
Here’s a great website with all kinds of useful and fascinating information about Mardi Gras—its history, traditions, customs, activities and more.
Learn all about King Cakes, Krewes, beads, how to build a float, and just about everything else you’d need to know to make the most of your Mardi Gras experience.
When Fat Tuesday has finally come, there’s no better place to be than Bourbon Street, but make sure you have a great costume and mask! For a huge selection, check out mardigrascostumes.com.
1) Nice Carnival in France
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