拿出王蛋糕(Bring out the king cakes)

欢迎来到狂欢节！这个节日在美国、加勒比海和南美洲都有庆祝，但它是新奥尔良的象征。1833年，在一位富有的法国人筹集资金资助正式庆祝活动后，路易斯安那州密西西比河河口举行了第一次狂欢节。今天，最重要的是由不同的“krewes”领导的一系列游行。克里姆林宫向旁观者投掷紫色、绿色和金色的珠子，象征着正义、信仰和权力。这个节日的名字，Mardi Gras，在法语中的意思是“胖星期二”。它指的是在大斋节（天主教信仰中的禁食季节）之前举行的一场由国王蛋糕和小龙虾等腐朽食物组成的盛宴。
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Welcome to Mardi Gras! This festival is celebrated all over the United States, Caribbean, and South America, but it is an icon of New Orleans. The first Mardi Gras was held in Louisiana at the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1833, after a wealthy Frenchman raised funds to finance the formal celebration. Today, the centerpiece is a series of parades led by various ‘krewes’. The krewes throw purple, green, and gold beads at onlookers, symbolizing justice, faith, and power. The holiday's name, Mardi Gras, means 'Fat Tuesday' in French. It refers to a feast of decadent foods like king cakes and crawfish prior to Lent, a season of fasting in the Catholic faith.
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