TUESDAY,FEB.12,2002
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A
Mardi Gras celebrations bring French Quarter closer to home
Jessica Tims Kansan staff writer
Students not lucky enough to take a trip to the Big Easy can find bead-tossing, tie-dying and other Mardi Gras activities in Lawrence.
Mardi Gras — literally, Fat Tuesday in French — is the final day of celebration after a week of parades and parties before Ash Wednesday, the day marking the beginning of Lent.
Student Union Activities will celebrate Mardi Gras from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the fourth floor lobby in the Kansas Union, said Fallon Farokhi, public relations coordinator for SUA.
"We are going to have mask making stations and pink, yellow and green tie-dying," she said. "We will also be giving away a $40 gift certificate to Stone Canyon, and we will have beads and buttons."
Farokhi said the public relations committee of SUA decided to celebrate Mardi Gras instead of Valentine's Day because nothing
was planned during the day for Mardi Gras.
The 'Hawk, 1304 Ohio, will be one of many local bars celebrating Mardi Gras, said Tim Craven, manager. He said he expected 400 people to visit the bar tonight.
"We will give away beads and have good specials," he said. "The representatives from some companies also come. Bud Light is going to be here and have giveaways, and the Smirnoff people will also be here doing giveaways."
James Radina, general manager of Abe and Jake's Landing said Z95.7 would broadcast live from the bar and give away beads, T-shirts, CDs and a trip for two to New Orleans.
"We are going to have two DJs and eight bars open." Radina said. "I would advise people to get here early. It is definitely going to be the biggest party in Kansas."
Kelfel Aqui, owner of Coco Loco Mexican Cafe, 943 Massachusetts St., said his bar had celebrated Mardi Gras since Friday night and would continue through tonight.
"I would advise people to get here early. It's definitely going to be the biggest party in Kansas."
James Radina
Abe and Jake's general manager
"Mardi Gras starts on Friday and has the big finally Tuesday before Lent," he said.
Aqui said Coco Loco would bring together the traditions from two of the biggest Mardi Gras parties in the world; the Brazilian and New Orleans carnivals.
"We will have New Orleans style Hurricanes, and Caipirinha, it is a drink that is traditional in Brazil," he said. "We will have Samba and Latin Mardi Gras music."
Contact Tims at jtims@kansan.com. This story was edited by Joanna Miller.
WHY MARDI GRAS?
Mardi Gras is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Christian season of Lent, a season of self-denial and fasting.
In many Catholic countries, the last day before fasting was marked with feasting.
In France, this day became known as Fat Tuesday, "Mardi oras" in French.
In many Spanish-speaking countries, the same occasion became known as "Carnival." In Brazil, it is known as "Carnaval."
The biggest Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States took hold in the French colonial capital of New Orleans.
Today, Mardi Gras celebrations around the world have stretched back into the weeks before Fat Tuesday. In most locations, festivities still end promptly at midnight with the beginning of Lent.
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