HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!
According to Wikipedia: “Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the rutual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday.”
If you are in Vail, CO today, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Fat Tuesday:
Today, February 21:
Fat Tuesday Parade & Bud Light Street Party in Vail Village (venue opens at 3pm)
Fat Tuesday Parade starts at 4pm followed by a free concert with Frogs Gone Fishin’
Here’s a peak at last year’s festivities in Vail:
Wherever you are, I hope you get the chance to whoop it up today, gain a few beads, eat some crawfish or gumbo and boogie to a little zydeco!
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