These houses all sit on the same corner in the Irish Channel. They are my some of my favorite houses to go by. It's almost like it was planned that they sit so close and are the 3 primary colors of Mardi Gras.
•Purple represents justice
•Green stands for faith
•Gold stands for power
"Mardi Gras was celebrated by the French as the last of the three days before Ash Wednesday and the start of the fast of Lent. Mardi Gras is thus the last opportunity for merrymaking and indulgence in food and drink. Mardi Gras is marked by spectacular parades featuring floats, pageants, elaborate costumes, masked balls, and people dancing in the streets.
Mardi Gras originated as one of the series of carnival days held in all Roman Catholic countries between Twelfth Night, or Epiphany, and Ash Wednesday; these carnivals had their origin in pre-Christian spring fertility rites.
The first American Mardi Gras was celebrated near New Orleans on March 3, 1699.
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