With the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans comes the fact that people think of two things about that city, Flooding, and Mardi Gras. What else would you think of when you think of New Orleans? Jazz Music, crawfish, or vampires? Nah, they be the furthest thing from your mind in a town like that.
The deliciousness of New Orleans is only tempered with the salty sea that breeze from the Gulf. What is Fat Tuesday anyway...
FAT TUESDAY-the day before Lent begins, thus it is a party day. Lent we beg and show our devotion by making sacrifices in life, so thus Ash Wednesday is spent in repentence, silent sweet innocent repent. While on Tuesday we enjoy being the maniac that we are and could be. Get "fat" on Tuesday, and get saved on Wednesday.
Why New Orleans? Well the French settling in the south of the United States and having a strong port in New Orleans before the sale of the French Territory known as Louisiana, it became natural that French customs and traditions transfer over to the colonies.
In San Diego there is a Fat Tuesday party as always in the downtown area, blocking off areas of downtown to allow partygoers to enjoy a parade, a masquerade, and a lot of women, men and beads. No flashing as San Diego PD is very good about cracking down, catching, and exiting those who get too rowdy. Not to mention the beer lines, and the beer tents, really aren't that great, at about 9 bucks a beer, you are better off finding alcohol from one the balcony parties. But bring about $100 bucks for booze, tickets, and some crappy snacks.
So enjoy your Fat tuesday, and gorge yourself on the excess of life, but like many a thing, remember to take it in moderation the next day, as life is a marathon, not a sprint.
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